With the introduction of the 3 DAC regions - Vulkanland Steiermark, Südsteiermark and Weststeiermark - the three-tier quality model of estate wine, local wine and single vineyard finally made its way into the Styrian wine regions. Since then, the names of the vineyards have only been used for the top quality wines.
In practice, however, not much has changed for most estate wines, as most producers have only used site names for their top wines in the past anyway. Especially the members of the association "Steirische Terroir- & Klassikweingüter" (Styrian Terroir and Classic Wine Estates) had long since agreed on a clear delimitation of the qualities and additionally subdivided the vineyards into Erste (1STK) and Große (GSTK) Ried.
But all the decisions made at the green table would only be worth half as much if the results were not corresponding. In Styria, one has not had to worry about this for a long time. For Sauvignon Blanc, Burgundy varieties, Muskateller and also Traminer, the area is one of the best sources anywhere. Don't forget Welschriesling, which has experienced a true quality revolution in recent years.
We tasted well over 100 Styrian Rieden wines for this "In Focus". The very fact that we present practically all of the results here (and, as always, also as a PDF) is proof of their quality and reliability. Almost everything here is recommendable, the rest is a question of style and personal taste. Links to all the results (including those of the local and estate wines) with detailed descriptions can be found by clicking on the respective headings.
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- 97WP 17 Zieregg GSTK, Tement
- 95WP 18 Nussberg GSTK, Gross
- 95WP 17 Pössnitzberg GSTK "Chapel", Erwin Sabathi
- 94WP 17 Moarfeitl GSTK, Neumeister
- 94WP 17 Sernau König GSTK, Tement
- 93WP 17 Hochstermetzberg GSTK, Maitz
- 93WP 17 Hochberg Grand Reserve "Schwalbenhimmel", Markus Pongratz
- 93WP 18 Pössnitzberg GSTK "Old Vines", Erwin Sabathi
- 92WP 17 Klausen 1STK, Neumeister
- 92WP 17 Kranachberg GSTK, Hannes Sabathi
- 92WP 17 Gaisriegel, Schauer
- 92WP 18 Schlingelberg "Fuhreg", Masser
- 92WP 18 Schlingelberg "IC", Masser
- 92WP 18 Grassnitzberg 1STK, Tement
- 92WP 18 Sulz 1STK, Gross
- 92WP 17 Kranachberg GSTK, Sattlerhof
- 92WP 18 Oberkranachberg, Walter Skoff
- 92WP 18 Kogelberg, Harkamp
- 92WP 18 Pössnitzberg GSTK, Erwin Sabathi
- 91WP 17 Schusterberg 1STK, Wolfgang Maitz
- 91WP 17 Pössnitzberg GSTK, Erwin Sabathi
- 91WP 18 Sulz "Joseph", Stefan Potzinger
- 91WP 18 Klausen 1STK, Neumeister
- 91WP 17 Rosengarten "T.M.S.", Kodolitsch
- 90WP 17 Loren, Hannes Sabathi
- 90WP 18 Steinriegel, Stefan Potzinger
- 90WP 18 Mellacher, Schauer
- 90WP 18 Goldes, Schauer
- 90WP 17 Schlingelberg "IC", Masser
- 90WP 18 Hochgrassnitzberg GSTK, Polz
- 90WP 18 Kranachkogel "Finum", Peter Skoff
- 89WP 17 Jägerberg, Peter Skoff
- 89WP 18 Quarry, Landesweingut Silberberg
- 89WP 17 Sernauberg, Masser
- 89WP 17 Buch GSTK, Frauwallner
- 89WP 18 Buch GSTK, Frauwallner
- 89WP 18 Rosenberg 1STK, Frauwallner
- 89WP 18 Theresienhöhe 1STK "Therese", Erich and Walter Polz
- 89WP 18 Grassnitzberg, Primus
- 89WP 18 Retterberg, Haring
- 89WP 18 Kranachberg, Peter Skoff
- 88 WP 16 Kranachberg Reserve, Peter Skoff
- 88WP 19 Jungfernhang, Peter Skoff
- 88WP 16 Kranachberg Reserve, Peter Skoff
- 88WP 18 Kirchenegg, Gölles
- 88WP 17 Oberglanz, Tschermonegg
- 88WP 18 Schemming, Pfeifer
- 88WP 17 Zieregg "Private", Domain Müller
- 93WP 17 Moarfeitl GSTK, Neumeister
- 93WP 18 Pössnitzberg GSTK "Old Vines", Erwin Sabathi
- 93WP 17 Pössnitzberg GSTK "Chapel", Erwin Sabathi
- 92WP 12 Pfarrweingarten GSTK, Sattlerhof
- 92WP 17 Nussberg GSTK "Pretschnigg", Gross
- 92WP 17 Sulz 1STK, Tement
- 92WP 17 Pössnitzberg GSTK "Old Vines", Erwin Sabathi
- 91WP 17 Schusterberg 1STK, Wolfgang Maitz
- 91WP 17 Kapellenweingarten, Sattlerhof
- 90WP 18 Jägerberg 1STK, Hannes Sabathi
- 90WP 17 Buch, Frauwallner
- 90WP 18 Pössnitzberg GSTK, Erwin Sabathi
- 89WP 18 Buch GSTK, Frauwallner
- 89WP 18 Obegg GSTK, Erich and Walter Polz
- 89WP 18 Grassnitzberg, Primus
- 89WP 19 Kittenberg, Schneeberger
- 89WP 17 Kranachberg "Gut-Kaspar", Peter Skoff
- 89WP 17 Hollerberg Grande Réserve "The Count of Monte Sambuco", Posch
- 88WP 18 Kranachberg "Stone Barrel", Peter Skoff
- 88WP 17 Schlingelberg, Masser
- 93WP 17 Saziani GSTK, Neumeister
- 91WP 17 Schusterberg 1STK, Wolfgang Maitz
- 90WP 17 Stermetzberg, Kögl
- 90WP 18 Jägerberg 1STK, Hannes Sabathi
- 90WP 18 Hochstrandl, Krispel
- 89WP 18 Hochgrassnitzberg GSTK, Erich and Walter Polz
- 88WP 15 Sernauberg Reserve, Dietrich
- 88WP 17 Rosenberg 1STK, Frauwallner
- 93WP 18 Nussberg GSTK "Stauder", Gross
- 92WP 17 Buch, Frauwallner
- 91WP 17 Klausen 1STK, Neumeister
- 91WP 18 Buch GSTK, Frauwallner
- 90WP 17 Sulz 1STK, Tement
- 89WP 18 Klausen, 1STK, Neumeister
- 89WP 18 Kttenberg 1STK, Gross
- 89WP 18 Annaberg, Josef Scharl
- 89WP 17 Sernauberg, Menhart
- 88WP 19 Saziani, Archduke Johann Wines
- 91WP 17 Oberglanz Reserve, Masser
- 90WP 18 Steinbach Fürst 1STK, Tement
- 88WP 19 Rosengarten, Kodolitsch
- 88WP 18 Hochsulz, Dreisiebner parent house
- 88WP 18 Oberglanz, Masser
- 88WP 18 Perz 1STK, Gross
- 91WP 18 Edelschuh, Wohlmuth
- 90WP 17 Steinriegel, Stefan Potzinger
- 90WP 18 Hochgrassnitzberg GSTK, Polz
- 89WP 18 Steinriegel, Stefan Potzinger
- 89WP 18 Höchleit'n, Felberjörgl