Founded in 1992, the Association of Austrian Traditional Wine Estates (ÖTW) has worked harder than anyone else over the past two and a half decades to define the quality factor of "origin". As a result of a lengthy research process, 53 vineyard sites in the Kremstal, Traisental, Wagram and Kamptal regions were finally classified as ÖTW Erste Lage in 2010. With the recent addition of further wineries from Vienna and Carnuntum, another 19 sites were added, including 12 from Vienna alone.
We tasted around 120 wines from ÖTW first sites last year, including many from the new members. The result is quite impressive: not one wine in the tasting did not score at least very well; a not insignificant number can claim to be among the best wines in Austria.
As always, we present the highest rated wines here and as a handy PDF presented. Links to all tasting results and the producers can be found by clicking on the headings.
- 95WP 2017 Lamm Reserve, Bründlmayer
- 93WP 2017 Käferberg, Jurtschitsch
- 93WP 2017 Rosenberg, Ott
- 93WP 2017 Nussberg Gollin, Fuhrgassl-Huber
- 93WP 2016 Lamm, Hirsch
- 93WP 2017 Lamm, Gobelsburg Castle
- 93WP 2017 Stein, Ott
- 93WP 2017 Käferberg Reserve, Bründlmayer
- 92WP 2017 Slices, Leth
- 92WP 2017 Spiegel, Ott
- 92WP 2017 Lamm, Jurtschitsch
- 92WP 2016 Grub, Hirsch
- 92WP 2017 Renner, Gobelsburg Castle
- 92WP 2017 Grub, Gobelsburg Castle
- 92WP 2017 Pellingen "Private", Nigl
- 91WP 2017 Schenkenbichl Reserve, Hiedler
- 91WP 2017 Kittmannsberg Reserve, Hiedler
- 91WP 2017 Renner, Hirsch
- 91WP 2017 Lamm, Hirsch
- 91WP 2017 Schenkenbichl, Jurtschitsch
- 90WP 2017 Brunnthal, Leth
- 90WP 2017 Mordthal, Fritsch
- 90WP 2017 Vordernberg Reserve, Buchegger
- 90WP 2017 Grub, Hirsch
- 90WP 2017 Gottschelle, Göttweig Abbey
- 90WP 2017 Loiserberg, Jurtschitsch
- 90WP 2017 Renner, Allram
- 90WP 2016 Gaisberg, Hirsch
- 90WP 2016 Steinleithn Reserve, Geyerhof
- 90WP 2016 Gaisberg Reserve, Geyerhof
- 90WP 2017 Frechau Reserve, Türk
- 90WP 2017 Schnabel Reserve, Sepp Moser
- 90WP 2017 Breiter Rain Reserve, Sepp Moser
- 90WP 2017 Spiegel Reserve, Ehn
- 90WP 2017 Ehrenfels Reserve, Proidl
- 89WP 2017 Nussberg Preussen, Wieninger
- 89WP 2017 Gaisberg, Topf
- 89WP 2016 Gaisberg Reserve, Topf
- 89WP 2017 Spiegel, Mantlerhof
- 89WP 2017 Gaisberg, Hirsch
- 89WP 2017 Moosburger Reserve, Buchegger
- 89WP 2017 Pfaffenberg Reserve, Wess
- 89WP 2017 Gebling Reserve, Sepp Moser
- 89WP 2016 Renner, Hirsch
- 89WP 2017 Gaisberg, Allram
- 89WP 2017 Pellingen Reserve, Proidl
- 88WP 2017 Kogelberg Reserve, Brandl
- 88WP 2017 Dechant, Jurtschitsch
- 88WP 2017 Loiserberg, Bründlmayer
- 88WP 2017 Thurnberg Reserve, Türk
- 88WP 2017 Wachtberg Reserve, City of Krems
- 95WP 2017 Heiligenstein Reserve "Lyra", Bründlmayer
- 93WP 2017 Nussberg Preussen, Wieninger
- 93WP 2016 Heiligenstein, Hirsch
- 93WP 2017 Heiligenstein Old Vines, Jurtschitsch
- 92WP 2017 Steinberg, Hajszan Neumann
- 92WP 2017 Kogelberg Reserve, Hiedler
- 92WP 2017 Heiligenstein Reserve, Hiedler
- 92WP 2017 Heiligenstein, Gobelsburg Castle
- 92WP 2016 Gaisberg, Hirsch
- 92WP 2017 Wechselberg Spiegel, Topf
- 92WP 2017 Pfeningberg Reserve, Proidl
- 91WP 2017 Brunnthal, Leth
- 91WP 2017 Nussberg Preussen, Cobenzl
- 91WP 2017 Steingraben, Mantlerhof
- 91WP 2015 Wieland, Mantlerhof
- 91WP 2017 Wechselberg Spiegel, Topf
- 91WP 2017 Heiligenstein, Hirsch
- 91WP 2017 Gaisberg Reserve, Hiedler
- 91WP 2017 Pfaffenberg Reserve, Stift Göttweig
- 91WP 2017 Ehrenfels, Proidl
- 90WP 2017 Heiligenstein, Topf
- 90WP 2017 Rosengartel, Wieninger
- 90WP 2017 Nussberg Preussen, Furgassl-Huber
- 90WP 2017 Heiligenstein, Jurtschitsch
- 90WP 2017 Hochäcker "Private" Nigl
- 90WP 2016 Goldberg, Geyerhof
- 90WP 2017 Silberbichl Reserve, Göttweig Abbey
- 90WP 2017 Gaisberg, Gobelsburg Castle
- 90WP 2017 Heiligenstein, Allram
- 89WP 2017 Loiserberg, Jurtschitsch
- 89WP 2017 Gaisberg, Hirsch
- 89WP 2017 Moosburgerin, Buchegger
- 89WP 2017 Steinmassl, Bründlmayer
- 89WP 2016 Wechselberg Spiegel Reserve, Topf
- 89WP 2016 Kirchensteig, Geyerhof
- 89WP 2017 Nussberg Preussen, Mayer am Pfarrplatz
- 89WP 2017 Hochäcker Reserve, Proidl
- 88WP 2017 Vordernberg Reserve, Buchegger
- 88WP 2017 Heiligenstein Reserve, Brandl
- 88WP 2017 Wachtberg Reserve, Türk
- 88WP 2017 Kögl Reserve, Wess
- 88WP 2017 Gaisberg, Allram
- 88WP 2017 Grillenparz Reserve, City of Krems
- 88WP 2017 Gebling Reserve, Sepp Moser
- 88WP 2017 Heiligenstein, Bründlmayer
- 88WP 2016 Heiligenstein Reserve, Ehn