Austrian Wines Score in the USA
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 |