The return of finesse

In Focus: Wachau

30 March, 2022

of Marcus Hofschuster in Tasting

Tasting the wines of in the past tasting season gave us even more pleasure than we had expected - and this despite the fact that some of the top producers did not present their wines to us. After the very hot and dry years of 2017 and 2018 made it difficult for even the greatest experts to produce elegant and fine wines without noticeable alcohol heaviness, 2019 and especially 2020 offered an abundance of precise, fresh and animating, but at the same time concentrated, multi-layered, deep and aromatically ripe wines, the likes of which we have not experienced here for a long time.

But it is not only the vintages that are responsible for this situation. More and more winegrowers in the Wachau seem to be saying goodbye to the highly ripe, opulent style, which for a long time was almost without alternative in the Smaragden and other great single vineyards, but also caused many a wine lover to turn away from the region. We can only advise them - as well as all other friends of first-class white wines - to get more involved with this legendary wine region again. We, at least, have been thrilled by quite a few of the 160 or so wines we have been able to taste from the Wachau in recent months.

We concentrated our tasting on the two main varieties Riesling and Grüner Veltliner. Among our personal favourites are not only the highly rated, usually stronger prestige wines, but also several "Federspiele" and other lighter wines, which often have an unmistakable character in the Wachau and should not be missing in our cellar. As always, at the end of the lists you will find links to all the wines tasted with detailed tasting notes as well as their producers.

In Focus: Wachau Grüner Veltliner 2020

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kellerberg Grüner Veltliner trocken 97 WP great 44.00 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Schön Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 94 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner trocken 94 WP excellent 34.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 94 WP excellent 44.00 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kaiserberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Weingut PAX — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kollmitz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent 28.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Supperin Grüner Veltliner trocken 93 WP excellent 26.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Schütt Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 36.00 €

Weingut Martin Muthenthaler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Stern Grüner Veltliner trocken

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Höhereck Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 36.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 29.00 €

Weingut PAX — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kaiserberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Kartäuserhof - Karl Stierschneider — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken "Novemberlese" 23.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kirchweg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Up to 25.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Point Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Up to 30.00 €

Weingut Georg Frischengruber — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kirnberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 18.00 €

Domäne Wachau — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken "Terrassen" 90 WP excellent 17.00 €

Weingut Paul Stierschneider-Urbanushof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 19.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Klostersatz Grüner Veltliner trocken 89 WP very good 15.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Burgberg Grüner Veltliner Federspiel® trocken 88 WP very good 9.90 €

Weingut Kartäuserhof - Karl Stierschneider — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Federspiel® trocken 12.80 €

Weingut Paul Stierschneider-Urbanushof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Schütt Grüner Veltliner Federspiel® trocken 14.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Dürnstein Grüner Veltliner trocken 88 WP very good 11.50 €

Domäne Wachau — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Federspiel® trocken 88 WP very good 12.50 €

Domäne Wachau — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kollmitz Grüner Veltliner Federspiel® trocken 88 WP very good 12.50 €

Domäne Wachau — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kreuzberg Grüner Veltliner Federspiel® trocken 88 WP very good 12.50 €

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In Focus: Wachau Grüner Veltliner 2019

Weingut Georg Frischengruber — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kreuzberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 33.00 €

Franz Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kollmitz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 23.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Axpoint Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 15.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Point Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 26.50 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Limitierte Edition 47.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 42.00 €

Weingut Martin Muthenthaler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Schön Grüner Veltliner trocken

Franz Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 20.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kirchweg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 22.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Limitierte Edition Up to 50.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Zornberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken

Weingut Josef Gritsch - "Graben-Gritsch" — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Schön Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Alte Reben 18.00 €

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In Focus: Wachau Grüner Veltliner older vintages

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent 42.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Grüner Veltliner halbtrocken "Elisabeth Selection" 92 WP excellent 25.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2012 Wachau Grüner Veltliner halbtrocken Maximilian, Edition Traditionell 91 WP excellent 35.00 €

Franz Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 37.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Steinporz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 90 WP excellent 19.90 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Axpoint Grüner Veltliner Reserve trocken 89 WP very good 15.00 €

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In Focus: Wachau Riesling 2020

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kellerberg Grüner Veltliner trocken 97 WP great 44.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd® trocken 95 WP great 44.00 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Schön Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 94 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner trocken 94 WP excellent 34.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kellerberg Riesling trocken 94 WP excellent 48.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 94 WP excellent 44.00 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kaiserberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Weingut PAX — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kollmitz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent 28.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Supperin Grüner Veltliner trocken 93 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Loibenberg Riesling trocken 93 WP excellent 36.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Hochrain Riesling Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Martin Muthenthaler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Bruck Riesling trocken

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Bruck Riesling Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Kellerberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 36.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Schütt Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 36.00 €

Weingut Martin Muthenthaler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Stern Grüner Veltliner trocken

Weingut PAX — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Höll Riesling Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 37.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kirchweg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Steinertal Riesling Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 36.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 29.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Höhereck Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 36.00 €

Weingut Tegernseerhof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 29.00 €

Weingut PAX — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kaiserberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried 1000-Eimer-Berg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 28.00 €

Bioweingut Schmidl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Wunderburg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 27.50 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Riesling Smaragd® trocken "Vision" 91 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Kartäuserhof - Karl Stierschneider — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken "Novemberlese" 23.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kirchweg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Up to 25.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Point Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Up to 30.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Setzberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken Up to 30.00 €

Bioweingut Schmidl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Küss den Pfennig Riesling Smaragd® trocken 90 WP excellent 27.80 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Offenberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken Up to 30.00 €

Weingut Georg Frischengruber — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Kirnberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 18.00 €

Domäne Wachau — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken "Terrassen" 90 WP excellent 17.00 €

Weingut Paul Stierschneider-Urbanushof — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Loibenberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 19.00 €

Weingut Kartäuserhof - Karl Stierschneider — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd® trocken 29.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Riesling trocken "In der Wand©" 89 WP very good 24.00 €

Weingut Pichler-Krutzler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Ried Klostersatz Grüner Veltliner trocken 89 WP very good 15.00 €

Domäne Wachau — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2020 Wachau DAC Riesling Smaragd® trocken "Terrassen" 89 WP very good 17.00 €

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In Focus: Wachau Riesling 2019

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd® trocken 94 WP excellent 42.00 €

Franz Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Harzenleiten Riesling Smaragd® trocken 26.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried 1000-Eimerberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 93 WP excellent 28.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Riesling Smaragd® trocken Limitierte Edition 47.00 €

Weingut Georg Frischengruber — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kreuzberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 33.00 €

Franz Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kollmitz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 23.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Axpoint Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 15.00 €

Franz Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kollmitz Riesling Smaragd® trocken 23.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Steinporz Riesling Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 28.00 €

Bioweingut Schmidl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau DAC Ried Hollerin Riesling trocken "untouched" 92 WP excellent 30.20 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Point Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 26.50 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Limitierte Edition 47.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Achleiten Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 42.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kirchweg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 26.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hochrain Riesling Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 26.00 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Sauvignon Blanc trocken Reserve 91 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Weingut Martin Muthenthaler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Schön Grüner Veltliner trocken

Franz Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 20.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kirchweg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 22.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Kollmütz Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hartberg Sauvignon Blanc Smaragd® trocken 90 WP excellent 19.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hartberg Weißburgunder trocken 90 WP excellent 13.50 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Limitierte Edition Up to 50.00 €

Weingut Martin Muthenthaler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Stern Riesling trocken

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Zornberg Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Vogelleithen Riesling Smaragd® trocken 27.00 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Chardonnay trocken Reserve 89 WP very good Up to 35.00 €

Weingut Josef Gritsch - "Graben-Gritsch" — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Schön Grüner Veltliner Smaragd® trocken Alte Reben 18.00 €

Weingut Georg Frischengruber — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Goldberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 21.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Setzberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 27.00 €

Weingut Johann Donabaum — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Offenberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 27.00 €

Weingut Hofstätter — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Singerriedel Riesling Smaragd® trocken 89 WP very good 17.50 €

Weingut Hofstätter — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried 1000-Eimerberg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 89 WP very good 17.50 €

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In Focus: Wachau Riesling older vintages

Weingut Veyder-Malberg — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2011 Wachau Ried Bruck Riesling trocken 32.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Kirchweg Riesling Smaragd® trocken 92 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Erich Machherndl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2011 Wachau Ried Kollmütz Riesling Smaragd® trocken Alte Reben 16.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Steinporz Riesling Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 28.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd® trocken 91+ WP excellent 42.00 €

Rudi Pichler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Hochrain Riesling Smaragd® trocken 91 WP excellent 26.00 €

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In Focus: Wachau Other dry wines

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Sauvignon Blanc trocken Reserve 91 WP excellent Up to 35.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hartberg Sauvignon Blanc Smaragd® trocken 90 WP excellent 19.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Ried Hartberg Weißburgunder trocken 90 WP excellent 13.50 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried Hartberg Sauvignon Blanc Smaragd® trocken 89 WP very good 19.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2018 Wachau Ried 1000-Eimerberg Neuburger Smaragd® trocken 89 WP very good 16.00 €

Josef & Georg Högl — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Chardonnay trocken Reserve 89 WP very good Up to 35.00 €

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In Focus: Wachau Sweet wines

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2019 Wachau Grüner Veltliner lieblich "Elisabeth Selection" 93 WP excellent 26.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich 2017 Wachau Ried 1000-Eimerberg Riesling Auslese süß 91 WP excellent 38.00 €

Weingut Karl Lagler — Lower Austria/Niederösterreich Wachau Grüner Veltliner Trockenbeerenauslese süß 91 WP excellent 12.50 €

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	100 WP unique Wines that can only be made differently, but not better.
	95-99 WP great World-class wines whose depth, complexity, character and expressiveness give an unforgettable, sensual experience.
	90-94 WP excellent First class wines that are among the best of their kind. They are characterized by purity, harmony, depth and character.
	85-89 WP very good Remarkable wines with personality, expression, as well as a certain complexity and depth. They deserve every wine lover's attention.
	80-84 WP good Clean, harmonious, at best typical wines.
	75-79 WP passable
	70-74 WP schwach
	60-69 WP insufficient
	50-59 WP unacceptable

Welcome back!

The return of finesse

In Focus: Wachau

In Focus: Wachau Grüner Veltliner 2020

In Focus: Wachau Grüner Veltliner 2019

In Focus: Wachau Grüner Veltliner older vintages

In Focus: Wachau Riesling 2020

In Focus: Wachau Riesling 2019

In Focus: Wachau Riesling older vintages

In Focus: Wachau Other dry wines

In Focus: Wachau Sweet wines

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100 WP unique

95-99 WP great

90-94 WP excellent

85-89 WP very good

80-84 WP good

75-79 WP passable

70-74 WP schwach

60-69 WP insufficient

50-59 WP unacceptable