The Best White Wines from Austria - Vintage 2019
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Yes, Austria’s calling card on the international wine scene is Grüner Veltliner – but there is more to Austrian white wines. Known for its wonderfully clear-cut style and vivid freshness, Austria also does justice to international players like Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. They feel at home in Austria and thrive in the country’s sublime cooler conditions, often producing a fresher, lighter style with a herbaceous character. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best - from the 2019 vintage.
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2019 Riesling Kamptal DAC Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Alte Reben
Weingut Bründlmayer
Kamptal,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
€€€€
100
2019 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Zwerithaler Kammergut
Weingut Prager
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Grüner Veltliner
14%
€€€€
100
2019 Sauvignon Blanc Ried Trinkaus GSTK
Familienweingut Sattlerhof
Southern Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
14%
€€€€
99
2019 Grüner Veltliner Kamptal DAC Ried Lamm 1ÖTW Kammern
Weingut Hirsch
Kamptal,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Grüner Veltliner
13,5%
€€€
99
2019 Riesling Smaragd Unendlich
Weingut F. X. Pichler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
€€€€€
99
2019 Riesling Smaragd Ried Singerriedel
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
€€€
99
2019 Grüner Veltliner Dürnstein Ried Kellerberg »Late Bottled Vintage«
Weingut Pichler-Krutzler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Grüner Veltliner
13,5%
98
2019 Sauvignon Blanc Südsteiermark DAC Ried Zieregg GSTK Vinothek Reserve
Familienweingut Tement
Southern Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
13,5%
98
2019 Chardonnay Ried Katterstein
Weingut Kollwentz
Leithaberg,
Burgenland,
Austria
White Wine
Chardonnay
14%
€€€€
98
2019 Sauvignon Blanc Südsteiermark DAC Ried Pössnitzberger Kapelle GSTK
Weingut Erwin Sabathi
Southern Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
13%
€€€€
98
2019 Chardonnay Südsteiermark DAC Ried Pössnitzberger Kapelle GSTK
Weingut Erwin Sabathi
Southern Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Chardonnay
13%
€€€€
98
2019 Sauvignon Blanc Südsteiermark DAC Ried Stermetzberg Heaven's Door
Ewald Zweytick Wein
Southern Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
14%
€€€€€
98
2019 Riesling Loibner Vinothekfüllung Smaragd
Weingut Knoll
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
14%
€€€€
98
2019 Riesling Smaragd Ried Achleithen
Weingut Rudi Pichler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
14%
€€€
98
2019 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Ried Kellerberg
Weingut F. X. Pichler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Grüner Veltliner
13%
€€€€
98
2019 Fritsch & Gottwald Tausend Weiss
Weinberghof Fritsch
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Chardonnay
12,5%
97
2019 Grüner Veltliner Dürnstein Ried Kellerberg »S«
Weingut Pichler-Krutzler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Grüner Veltliner
13,5%
97
2019 Sauvignon Blanc Südsteiermark DAC Privat
Familienweingut Sattlerhof
Southern Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
13,5%
97
2019 Sauvignon Blanc Vulkanland Steiermark DAC Privat
Weingut Frauwallner Straden
Vulkanland Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Sauvignon Blanc
13%
97
2019 Riesling Südsteiermark DAC Ried Edelschuh GSTK
Weingut Wohlmuth
Southern Styria,
Styria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
€€€
97