AWARDS
93 Points | Wine & Spirits, 2021
92 Points | Robert Parker
91 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2021
91 Points | Falstaff
90 Points | Wine Spectator
ABOUT
The Federspiel style designation is a trademark of the Vinea Wachau winegrowers' association and is used for wines that are rich in nuances and have a strong character. This classic dry wine i
AWARDS
93 Points | Wine & Spirits, 2021
92 Points | Robert Parker
91 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2021
91 Points | Falstaff
90 Points | Wine Spectator
ABOUT
The Federspiel style designation is a trademark of the Vinea Wachau winegrowers' association and is used for wines that are rich in nuances and have a strong character. This classic dry wine is an ideal accompaniment to food. The term "Federspiel" comes from falconry, a form of hunting that was popular in the Wachau in earlier times.
TASTING NOTES
Fruity and fresh Grüner Veltliner with spicy aromas.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Spicy Asian dishes, Indian curries, seafood, Vietnamese food, wiener schnitzel, roast pork, bitter greens and salads.
ALCOHOL | 12.5%
BOTTLE SIZE | 750 ml
AWARDS
93 Points | Falstaff
90 Points | Wine Spectator
89 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2022
ABOUT
The Federspiel style designation is a trademark of the Vinea Wachau winegrowers' association and is used for wines that are rich in nuances and have a strong character. This classic dry wine is an ideal accompaniment to food. The term "Federspiel" c
AWARDS
93 Points | Falstaff
90 Points | Wine Spectator
89 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2022
ABOUT
The Federspiel style designation is a trademark of the Vinea Wachau winegrowers' association and is used for wines that are rich in nuances and have a strong character. This classic dry wine is an ideal accompaniment to food. The term "Federspiel" comes from falconry, a form of hunting that was popular in the Wachau in earlier times. The Pichl designates a small section within the Riede Pichl Point.
TASTING NOTES
Delicately fruity Riesling with a distinctive scent of peach.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Crab, sole, sushi, bass, and fish tacos.
ALCOHOL | 12.5%
BOTTLE SIZE | 750 ml
AWARDS
95 Points | Robert Parker
95 Points | Falstaff, 2021
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2021
91 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2022
ABOUT
This wine is usually referred to as "Federspiel". As nature does, this wine from the 2021 vintage has become a little too strong. With an alcohol content of 13% vol, the designation Fed
AWARDS
95 Points | Robert Parker
95 Points | Falstaff, 2021
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2021
91 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2022
ABOUT
This wine is usually referred to as "Federspiel". As nature does, this wine from the 2021 vintage has become a little too strong. With an alcohol content of 13% vol, the designation Federspiel has to be dropped this year. This was the case recently with our 2012 vintage from Ried Klaus. The Klaus is, so to speak, the continuation of the Achleiten, but is separated from it by the path that serves as a border, which also represents a geological fault line. The name can be traced back to the old term "Kleyss" and describes a bottleneck, which is self-explanatory by looking at the old Wachauweg, which leads along the Klaus.
TASTING NOTES
Colors of medium green-yellow with silver reflections. Aromas of honey blossom, peach, mango, tangerine zest and quince. The flavors are juicy and taut with well-integrated acidity and minerality. This wine has notes of white stone fruit on the finish. It’s good to pair with food and has excellent aging potential.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Crab, sole, sushi, bass, and fish tacos.
ALCOHOL | 13%
BOTTLE SIZE | 750 ml
AWARDS
95 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
94 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2018
ABOUT
The Ried Liebenberg lies between the Tiefenthal and the Heudürrgraben and is one of the three impressive vineyards between Weißenkirchen and Dürnstein (Buschenberg, Kaiserberg and Liebenberg). Facing south and southwest, the Liebenberg is characterized by dry st
AWARDS
95 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
94 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2018
ABOUT
The Ried Liebenberg lies between the Tiefenthal and the Heudürrgraben and is one of the three impressive vineyards between Weißenkirchen and Dürnstein (Buschenberg, Kaiserberg and Liebenberg). Facing south and southwest, the Liebenberg is characterized by dry stone walls. This vineyard name was documented very early on as a foundation by Leuthold von Kuenring (1312). The name refers to the former owners, the noble Liebenberg family.
TASTING NOTES
A lovely green apple freshness streams from the glass before a fennel and yeast savoriness spreads out. The slender palate then regales us with utter lemony concentration that highlights pepper, pear, apple, sage and wet stone. Zestiness shimmers and is wonderfully pervasive, keeping this taut and wonderfully vivid.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Spicy Asian dishes, Indian curries, seafood, Vietnamese food, wiener schnitzel, roast pork, bitter greens and salads.
VARIETAL | Grüner Veltliner
ALCOHOL | 13.5%
BOTTLE SIZE | 750 ml
AWARDS
96 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
95 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2018
ABOUT
Complex and long lasting. The grapes for Smaragd wines stay on the vine longer. They are therefore the basis for particularly complex, structured and stronger wines without the influence of wood from 12.5% vol. Their aging potential is promising. The landscape
AWARDS
96 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
95 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2018
ABOUT
Complex and long lasting. The grapes for Smaragd wines stay on the vine longer. They are therefore the basis for particularly complex, structured and stronger wines without the influence of wood from 12.5% vol. Their aging potential is promising. The landscape-defining dry stone walls of the Wachau are the habitat of their namesake, the magnificent emerald lizard. The name Smaragd is a registered trademark of the winegrowers' association Vinea Wachau Nobilis Districtus.
TASTING NOTES
Soft straw yellow in color. Flavors of delicate stone fruits and herbal spice with exotic aromas. The palate is elegant and dense with a complex spiciness and smoky minerality.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Spicy Asian dishes, seafood, fried foods, roast pork, herbs, crunch vegetables, bitter greens and soft and mild cheeses.
VARIETAL | Grüner Veltliner
ALCOHOL | 14%
BOTTLE SIZE | 750 ml
AWARDS
96 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
95 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
95 Points | James Suckling, 2022
ABOUT
The Klaus is, so to speak, the continuation of the Achleiten, but is separated from it by the path that serves as a border, which also represents a geological fault line. The name can be traced back to the old term “Kleyss”. In th
AWARDS
96 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
95 Points | Wine Enthusiast, 2017
95 Points | James Suckling, 2022
ABOUT
The Klaus is, so to speak, the continuation of the Achleiten, but is separated from it by the path that serves as a border, which also represents a geological fault line. The name can be traced back to the old term “Kleyss”. In the Alpine region, a gorge-like bottleneck in a valley is called a hermitage. So it's no surprise that the steep location between the Danube and Achleiten has been given the name Klaus.
TASTING NOTES
Tender notes of candied lemon and tangerine promise aromatic but rounded pleasure on the nose. The palate follows suite with a juicy, appetizing core that owed much to tangerine pith and peel. There is structure and vividness as well as concentration, warmth and juicy poise. So harmonious that non-Riesling nuts will be surprised. The finish is whistle-clean, long and still juicy.
FOOD PAIRINGS
Spicy Asian dishes, Indian curries, seafood, Vietnamese food, wiener schnitzel, roast pork, bitter greens and salads.
VARIETAL | Riesling
ALCOHOL | 14%
BOTTLE SIZE | 750 ml
World Cultural Heritage coupled with a landscape that is nothing short of inspirational – welcome to the Wachau, the narrow Danube River valley running from Melk to Krems. Extraordinarily distinctive wines grow here on 1,323 hectares, a great many of them on steeply terraced hillsides, wines which may be declared as “Wachau DAC” as of the 2020 vintage. Some of the world’s greatest white wines, with decades of potential for development, are produced from the best vineyard sites, especially from Grüner Veltliner and Riesling.
Since the mid-1980s, the Wachau winegrowers’ association “Vinea Wachau” has classified the dry white – and on rare occasions also rosé – wines of the Wachau into three categories according to their natural alcohol content. Fragrant light wines up to 11.5% abv are called “Steinfeder” (named after the feathery grass Stipa pennata). The classic category (11.5–12.5% abv) has been christened “Federspiel” (a term used in falconry). Powerful Reserve wines (minimum 12.5% abv) bear the name “Smaragd”, referring to the emerald-coloured lizards that are particularly fond of frolicking in Wachau vineyards on sunny days.
VINEYARD AREA |1,323 ha
ACTIVE WINERIES | 200+
PREDOMINANT GRAPES | Grüner Veltliner & Riesling