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In the last edition of the Wine Spectator (2/97), Bruce Sanderson reported on the revival of the Austrian Riesling in his article "Great Austrian Wine Discoveries".

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In the last edition of the Wine Spectator (2/97), Bruce Sanderson reported on the revival of the Austrian Riesling in his article "Great Austrian Wine Discoveries". The high quality and unmistakable style of the wine visibly impressed him. In a blind tasting of 157 Austrian wines, 22 were rated at more than 90 points (based on a 100-point scale). Among the 22 classified as "outstanding" wines were 14 Rieslings. The top producers and their wines are well-known in Austria.

93 Points

Kracher: Chardonnay "Nouvelle Vague", TBA 1994
Prager: Riesling Smaragd "Klaus" 1995
92 Points

Kracher: "Nouvelle Vague", BA 1993
91 Points
Jamek: Riesling Smaragd Zwerithaler, 1994
Nikolaihof: Riesling Federspiel "Vom Stein" 1994
Prager: Riesling Smaragd "Steinriegl" 1994
90 Points
Bründlmayer: Grüner Veltliner "Alte Reben", 1995
Freie Weingärtner Wachau: Riesling Smaragd "Achleiten", 1995
Hiedler: Weissburgunder "Langenloiser Spiegel", BA 1994
Jamek: Riesling Smaragd "Zwerithaler", 1995
Knoll: Riesling "Steiner Pfaffenberg", BA 1995
Kracher: Scheurebe "Zwischen den Seen", BA 1994
Kracher: Scheurebe "Zwischen den Seen", BA 1991
Nikolaihof: Riesling "Steiner Hund", 1994
F.X. Pichler: Riesling Smaragd "Kellerberg", 1995
F.X. Pichler: Riesling Smaragd "Loibner Berg", 1995
Prager: Grüner Veltliner Smaragd "Achleiten", 1995
Prager: Feinburgunder Smaragd, 1995
Prager: Riesling Federspiel "Steinriegl", 1994
Prager: Riesling Smaragd "Achleiten", 1994
Wieninger: Riesling 1995
Zull: Riesling "Innere Bergen", 1995


 

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