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Strong temperature fluctuations in winter and spring were followed in Lower Austria in 2017 by one of the warmest and, above all, driest summers since temperature records began over 250 years ago. September, of all months, was rather wet and thus delayed the early harvest, but the good conditions in October made up for the shortcoming, so that not only good qualities but also large quantities were harvested in large parts of the region.
Photo: ÖWM

It was to be feared that the 2017 would turn out particularly thick and alcohol-rich due to the hot summer, but far from it! Especially the Grüner Veltliners, which sometimes tend to be a bit fat, are in top form as fresh, taut, precise and juicy as one could wish for, and at the same time no less complex and mineral than the equally impressive Rieslings.

We tasted 85 Rieslings and Veltliners from the Kamptal DAC for this BEST OF, plus several other wines from Kamptal wineries. We present the best DAC wines here and, as always, also as PDF forward. You can find links to all the wines tasted and their producers with detailed descriptions by clicking on the headlines.

2017 Kamptal DAC Riesling

  • 95WP Heiligenstein Reserve "Lyra", Bründlmayer
  • 93WP Heiligenstein Old Vines, Jurtschitsch
  • 92WP Kogelberg Reserve, Hiedler
  • 92WP Heiligenstein, Gobelsburg Castle
  • 92WP Wechselberg Spiegel "M", Topf
  • 92WP Heiligenstein Reserve, Hiedler
  • 91WP Wechselberg Spiegel, pot
  • 91WP Heiligenstein, Hirsch
  • 91WP Gaisberg, Hiedler
  • 90WP Heiligenstein, pot
  • 90WP Heiligenstein, Allram
  • 90WP Heiligenstein, Jurtschitsch
  • 90WP Gaisberg, Gobelsburg Castle
  • 90WP Koglberg Reserve, Steininger
  • 89WP Gaisberg, Hirsch
  • 89WP Steinmassl, Bründlmayer
  • 89WP Loiserberg, Jurtschitsch
  • 89WP Seeberg Reserve, Steininger
  • 88HP Heiligenstein Reserve, Brandl
  • 88HP Heiligenstein Reserve, Ehn
  • 88HP Heiligenstein, Bründlmayer
  • 88HP Steinhaus Reserve, Steininger
  • 88HP Steinhaus, Hiedler
  • 88WP Gaisberg, Allram

Older vintages

  • 2016 93WP Heiligenstein, Hirsch
  • 2016 92WP "Maximum", Hiedler
  • 2016 92WP Gaisberg, Hirsch
  • 2016 89WP Wechselberg Spiegel Reserve, Topf
  • 2013 88WP Heiligenstein Reserve, Ehn

2017 Kamptal DAC Grüner Veltliner

  • 95WP Lamm Reserve, Bründlmayer
  • 93WP Lamb, Gobelsburg Castle
  • 93WP Stein, Ott
  • 93WP Käferberg, Jurtschitsch
  • 93WP Käferberg Reserve, Bründlmayer
  • 92WP Renner, Gobelsburg Castle
  • 92WP Lamm, Jurtschitsch
  • 92WP Grub, Gobelsburg Castle
  • 91WP Koglberg Reserve "Terraces", Steininger
  • 91WP Renner, Hirsch
  • 91HP Schenkenbichl Reserve, Hiedler
  • 91WP Kittmannsberg Reserve, Hiedler
  • 91WP Schenkenbichl, Jurtschitsch
  • 91WP Lamm, Hirsch
  • 90WP Renner, Allram
  • 90WP Grub, Hirsch
  • 90WP Spiegel Reserve, Ehn
  • 90WP Loiserberg, Jurtschitsch
  • 89WP Gaisberg, Hirsch
  • 89WP Hell, Topf
  • 89WP Gaisberg, Topf
  • 89WP Gaisberg, Allram
  • 89WP Kittmannsberg Reserve, Steininger
  • 88HP Thal, Hiedler
  • 88WP Wechselberg, Topf
  • 88HP Kogelberg Reserve, Brandl
  • 88WP Lamm Reserve, Steininger
  • 88WP Reserve Alte Reben, Schreibeis
  • 88HP Gaisberg, Allram
  • 88WP Loiserberg, Bründlmayer
  • 88WP Dechant, Jurtschitsch
  • 88WP Gaisberg Reserve, Schreibeis

Older vintages

  • 2016 93WP Lamb, Hirsch
  • 2016 92WP "Maximum", Hiedler
  • 2016 92WP Grub, Hirsch
  • 2016 90WP Gaisberg, Hirsch
  • 2016 89WP Gaisberg, pot
  • 2016 89WP Gaisberg, Hirsch

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