Austria

99 Points! What a breathtaking nose this great dry riesling has, a cornucopia of stone fruit and wild herbs cascading from the glass. Gigantic concentration of crushed-stone character, but also incredibly beautiful fruit that exactly counterbalances the mineral acidity that drives the diamond-bright finish. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap. - JamesSuckling.com

96 Points! On the nose, this reminds me of lemon curd, but it’s fresher than any lemon curd I have encountered. Then the beauty unfurls on the sensationally elegant, finely etched palate. What a breathtakingly long, fresh-herb finish this has, and how that drags you back to the beginning to undertake this wonderful journey again. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink or hold. Screw cap. - JamesSuckling.com

Joseph and Philipp Brundlmayer are passionate not only about winemaking but also their family history, one that is intimately connected with spectacular vineyard sites that they work entirely by hand. In the 1980s Joseph turned a passion for winemaking into a full time profession, taking the grapes that were normally sent to co-op and teaching himself how to make wine, but even more importantly adding vineyard sites. Not just any vineyard sites, the ones no one wanted to work since they were too hard, too high, too terraced. In short, many of the best sites of the Kremstal. It was when his son Philipp joined him in winemaking in 2015 that things really took off, innovations in winemaking, labeling and attention to low intervention vineyard management. Everything is done by hand, cover crops are used to their fullest and no attention to detail is spared in the health of their 100 different vineyard plots or in the meticulous cellar.

One of the early surprises in our pink wine tastings this year, this wine rocks and is an exceptional value!

92 Points! This maturing, medium-bodied red offers appealing earthiness and really restrained black berries. Remarkably good tannin structure for an entry-level wine. Impressive depth at the beautifully balanced finish. A cuvee of 70% rotburger, 20% sankt laurent and 10% blaufrankisch, all local varieties, that was matured until May 2023 in large, neutral oak casks. Drink now. - JamesSuckling.com

An old vine field blend of Bouvier, Frühroter Veltliner, Grauburgunder, Grüner Veltliner, Muskateller, Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Scheurebe, Weißburgunder, Welschriesling, Zweigelt.

94+ Points! The 2020 Steiner Ried Grillenparz 1ÖTW Kremstal Riesling is pure, fresh and stony on the clear, precise, terroir-driven nose. Round and juicy on the elegant and refined palate, this Riesling has crystalline acidity and a long, intense, aromatic and salty-piquant finish. It is very young but digestible and with great talents to age terrifically well. Tasted in Grafenegg, September 2021. - Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com

98 Points! What a breathtaking bouquet of orange blossom, ripe melon and fresh basil, as well as the more conventional gruner veltliner aromas of white pepper and ripe yellow apple. With every swirl of the glass, it becomes more complex and exciting. On the medium-bodied palate, this bowls you over with its concentration and vitality. Super-long finish that’s balanced on the point of needle. Drink or hold. Screw cap. - JamesSuckling.com

91 Points! The 2021 Grüner Veltliner Fass 4 is deep, intense and pure, even saline on the stony and perhaps slightly flinty nose. Fruity, fresh and savory on the palate, this is a medium-bodied, round and saline, slightly bitter, stimulating and salty-finishing Veltliner with grip and tension. A gorgeous Veltliner. 12.5% stated alcohol. Screw-cap closure. Tasted at the domaine in September 2022. - Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com

91 Points! From younger vines, the 2021 Grüner Veltliner Der Ott offers a clear, intense and aromatic, pure and elegant bouquet of ripe pears. On the palate, this is a rich and intense, fresh and very elegant Veltliner with a long, aromatic and intense finish with fine, phenolic grip and a saline aftertaste. A spectacular wine, of which 45,000 bottles were filled in late spring of this year. 13% stated alcohol. Screw cap-closure. Tasted at the domaine in September 2022. - Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com

97 Points! Enticing and subtle nose of Yamanashi white peach, wild berries and herbs. Ripe, but also seriously concentrated and elegant, this has deep minerality at the very long and focused finish. This is built for the long term, but is already really delicious. Drink or hold. - JamesSuckling.com

95 Points! From a northeast-facing terrace built by the Ur-Donau River, the 2019 Furth Ried Silberbichl 1ÖTW Kremstal Riesling is intense in its lemon color and on the nose, which displays a crunchy, stony tone intermixed with elegant, ripe and well-concentrated (stone) fruit aromas. Round, refined and elegant on the palate, this is a fruity and charming but also vital and finely mineral Silberbichl with a long and intense yet well-balanced and playful finish. 13% alcohol. Tasted at Schloss Gobelsburg in June 2021. Tasted again in Grafenegg in early September, the Silberbichl Riesling was clear, intense and spicy on the elegant and refined but also dense and crystalline nose. Juicy, round and refined on the palate, this is a very elegant, salty-piquant and sustainable dry Riesling with the rare Malat purity and finesse. Very stimulating and promising. - Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com

94 Points! The 2019 Palt Ried Steinbühel 1ÖTW Kremstal Riesling is from a stony vineyard built of crystalline granulite and much younger gravels that is located like a little island in a wide loess area. It is very elegant and fine on the nevertheless intense, lemon-scented, flinty and stony nose. Round, refined and elegant on the palate, this full-bodied wine develops great intensity and fine grip and reveals ripe and dried stone fruit aromas on the crunchy, pure and stony finish that leaves the palate a little bit dry. 13% alcohol. Tasted at Schloss Gobelsburg in June 2021. Tasted again in Grafenegg in early September, the Steinbühel Riesling was deep, clear, fresh and pure on the elegant, well-articulated and precise nose. Full-bodied, tight and intense on the palate, with pretty fine phenolic grip and lingering salinity, this is an intense and sustainable Riesling made to age. Excellent aging capacity. - Stephan Reinhardt, robertparker.com

From the importer: Pure, focused Gruner Veltliner from estate fruit grown on loess and granite in the Weinviertel. Steel tank. Certified by ECOCERT. Vegan.