The 2019 Ried Grassnitzberg Sauvignon Blanc is sometimes quite reductive and needs a lot of air, but it is precise, deep and clear. A second bottle was far better and a clearer Grassnitzberg representative, with a deep...

Expressive and complex, featuring an explosion of marmalade, candied lemon peel, peach custard and grilled grapefruit flavors. The smooth, succulent body is highlighted by spice and floral accents, with a juicy core of...

(92-93 points) This is a pretty white with sliced-pear and pineapple character. Bright and lively acidity backs up the ripe fruit.

On the restrained side, relatively speaking, this white offers attractive aromas of tangerine, lime blossom and honeysuckle, with just a suggestion of oak. The palate harmonizes texture with refreshment, echoing the nose...

96+ Coming from a great vintage, the 2017 Ried Grassnitzberg Reserve of Sauvignon Blanc shows clear, cool, elegant, spicy and slightly smoky fruit. Silky, fine and enormously salty in the mouth, this is a dense yet also...

This has aromas of guavas, lemons, juniper berries, sliced green apples and wet stones. Clean and clear with a medium body and vibrant acidity. Mineral and stony finish. Drink now. Screw cap.

From organically grown estate fruit, including 17% Sémillon, this is a tremendously impressive, balanced and bright white, with substance and style. Light layers of melon, peach and mineral combine around a force field of...

Aromas of green mango, cooked pear, lemon curd and quince. Lemon wax, flint and toasted almonds, too. It’s full-bodied with a creamy, oily texture. Dense and phenolic with fantastic concentration. Yet, it remains agile...

This is so perfumed with aromas of jasmine, lavender, citrus peel, pineapple, melon, clove and juniper berry. It’s medium-bodied with vibrant acidity. Excellent freshness and tension. Drink or hold.

Seems at first like a subtle expression of sauvignon, with initial aromas of lavender and light lemony citrus fruit. But on the palate you discover a deep-set, complex array of citrus and yellow fruit, together with a...

Ripe grapefruit and nettles on the nose, following through to a medium-bodied, silky palate, where the juice turns more lemony, though the light pithy grapefruit grip remains and, together with dry minerals gives a tight...

This is very complex and dense, with layers of fruit, dried apricot and pine needles, as well as maple-tree highlights. Dried lemons and pears, too. Phenolic and structured. Chewy. So flavorful. 7% semillon in this. It...

Distinctive, revealing robust Key lime, yuzu, lemon verbena and lemon zest notes, with a savory thread of saline and a touch of dried ginger and graham cracker. As powerful as this is, there is a sense of restraint, while...

(93+ points) From gravelly soils in a Gamlitz vineyard at 510 meters above sea level and aged for one year in large oak, the 2018 Ried Sernau König Sauvignon Blanc opens with a pure and spicy, very elegant and fresh nose...

Smoky reduction, despite clouding a lot of the nose, cannot quite prevent some apricot and lemon from shining through. The palate then reveals earthy, yeasty hints of apricot and Mirabelle plum and a spiky lemon...

The 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Happy Canyon features white peach, lime peel, lemongrass and tarragon aromas with a streak of stony character. The medium-bodied palate is fresh, gently weighty and generous with layers of candied...

Super-clean and refined sauvignon blanc with a lovely balance of lemon juice and zest and dry, stony minerals. Light notes of herbs add another dimension to the mix. Medium-to full-bodied with a lovely balance of fruit...

The 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Ried Hochgrassnitzberg GSTK HG shows a fine yeasty note as well as ripe and intense fruit with lots of flesh and fine spice. Juicy but also very yeasty and almost grainy in the mouth, with good...

Sliced apples and limes on the nose with grassy and chamomile notes. But then it turns to honeysuckle, chalk and minerals. Full-bodied with papaya, sliced-pear and green-pineapple flavors. Tight and fresh at the end...

Lip-smacking, showing some restraint to the pear, white grapefruit and green apple flavors, with a thread of minerality and note of almond skin on the finish. Not shy on intensity, just slow to reveal all the nuance and...

Very expansive nose with a lot of grapefruit, but also hints of exotic fruit and Mediterranean herbs. Very rich, with great textural complexity, but enough acidity that the imposing scale of the wine doesn't result in any...

97+ Bottled in late April 2019, the 2017 Ried Zieregg Sauvignon Blanc offers a deep and coolish, spicy, flinty and herbal, very intense but well-defined and elegant bouquet with interwoven fruit, juniper and stony aromas...

This fine, aromatic wine is one of the top cuvées from this producer. Its fruit is soft, full-bodied and densely powerful. The structure is shot with minerality and citrus and kiwi fruits. It is well-balanced, intense and...

(95-97 points)

Precise, mouthwatering and distinctive, displaying crunchy sea salt, Key lime, green tea notes and a vibrant, juicy core of lemon zest, pomelo and ruby grapefruit flavors. Offers an explosion of complexity and nuance...