BEST OF AUSTRIA

100 2019 GRÜNER VELTLINER SMARAGD RIED ZWERITHALER KAMMERGUT, WEINGUT PRAGER, WACHAU

Medium greenish yellow, silver reflections. On the nose, ripe white apple fruit and fine meadow herbs, a hint of mango, nuances of lime and fresh orange zest. Complex, juicy, elegant texture, white tropical fruit, fine, fresh acidity, salty minerality that lingers greatly, yellow apple on the finish, enormous ageing potential.

100 2019 RIESLING RIED HEILIGENSTEIN ALTE REBEN

WEINGUT BRÜNDLMAYER, KAMPTAL

Medium yellow-green colour. Attractive floral bouquet, delicate aromas of yellow tropical fruit, nuances of passion fruit, ripe peach and blood oranges. Juicy and elegant on the palate with fine acidity, perfect balance, mineral, delicately salty, silky finish with echoes of yellow fruit, great future potential.

100 2017 RIESLING SMARAGD RIED SINGERRIEDEL

WEINGUT HIRTZBERGER, WACHAU

Medium greenish yellow colour. Fine nuances of Wachau apricots, white peach, delicately smoky minerality. Substantial body with a touch of ripe mango, fine fruit expression, radiant minerality, white fruit and saltiness on the finish, elegant and lasting. Already near perfectly developed, great Riesling with future potential.

100 2017 BLAUFRÄNKISCH LEITHABERG RIED JUNGENBERG ANITA UND HANS NITTNAUS, BURGENLAND

Dark ruby, purple reflections. Smoky-spicy, notes of blackberries, dark forest fruit, fresh cherries, juniper, delicate floral nuances, orange zest with a mineral background. Juicy, complex, texture, vivid ripe cherries, well-integrated tannins, salty finish with great length, certain ageing potential.

100 2017 CUVÉE WERNER ACHS WEINGUT WERNER ACHS, BURGENLAND

Dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections. On the nose ripe dark cherries, a hint of liquorice and cassis, subtle wood note, spicy nuances. Juicy, complex, elegant and textured palate with ripe, dark fruit, firm tannins, some nougat and minerality on the finish, great length, will evolve for years.

100 2017 WELSCHRIESLING ZWISCHEN DEN SEEN TBA NO. 9 WEINGUT KRACHER, BURGENLAND

Bright golden yellow. Apricot confit and tangerine zest on the nose, fine botrytis spice, delicate herbal notes. Juicy, complex, well-integrated sweetness on the palate, ripe peach, perfectly integrated acidity, great balance and freshness, precise, clear as a bell, salty aftertaste, decades of potential, great class.

99 2019 RIESLING SMARAGD UNENDLICH

WEINGUT F.X. PICHLER, WACHAU

Light yellow-green, silver reflections. Multi-faceted yellow tropical fruit bouquet, tangerine zest and blossom honey, mineral underlay. On the palate complex fruit expression, fine peach, precise minerality, taut acidity structure, salty and lasting, has great precision and length, bright fruit on the finish, enormous ageing potential.

99 2015 SAUVIGNON BLANC RIED ZIEREGG RESERVE

WEINGUT TEMENT SÜDSTEIERMARK

Medium yellow-green colour. Fine spicy nuances on the nose, ripe yellow tropical fruit, a hint of clove and cinnamon, immensely multi-faceted. Complex, dense and juicy on the palate with taut texture, shows great calm and harmony, concentrated minerality, salty with a hint of cinnamon on the finish, great length.

98 2019 CHARDONNAY RIED KATTERSTEIN

WEINGUT KOLLWENTZ, BURGENLAND

Bright golden colour. Delicately smoky and herbal spice, a hint of wood, nuances of grapefruit, white peach, echoes of lime, mango and minerality. Taut, tightly meshed, fine apple fruit on the palate, fine structure, perfectly integrated wood, mineral-salty finish, great length, great ageing potential.