The Best Muscats from Austria

Muscat is one of the oldest white grape varieties in the world, making it a true globetrotter. Austria, with its meandering Danuberiver, steep hills and lakes, offers a picturesque backdrop as well as a perfect climate for scented, fresh Muscat. This fragrant grape variety comes in a variety of styles, from crisp and light to lavish and sweet, and even sparkling – even though it is mostly made in a dry, crisp style. Revealing intense honeysuckle and orange blossom notes followed by luscious pear and plump mandarin, Muscat wines taste like summer in a glass. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best.
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2023 Muskateller Wachau DAC Loiben Federspiel
Weingut Knoll
Austria
Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Muskateller
12%
Muskateller Wachau DAC Loiben Federspiel White Wine
91
2023 Muskateller Wachau DAC Wösendorf Federspiel
Weingut Johann Donabaum
Austria
Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Muskateller
12%
Muskateller Wachau DAC Wösendorf Federspiel White Wine
91
2023 Muskateller Wachau DAC Spitz
Weingut STRAWANZER Donabaum
Austria
Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Muskateller
12,5%
Muskateller Wachau DAC Spitz White Wine
90
2023 Muskateller Wachau DAC Unterbergern
Weinbau Aschauer
Austria
Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Muskateller
12%
Muskateller Wachau DAC Unterbergern White Wine
90
2023 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Klassik
Weingut Jöbstl
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11,5%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Klassik White Wine
89
2022 Gelber Muskateller Trockenbeerenauslese
Weingut Hannes Sabathi
Austria
Styria,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
9%
Gelber Muskateller Trockenbeerenauslese Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2022 Gelber Muskateller Ruster Ausbruch DAC Ausbruch
Günter + Regina Triebaumer
Austria
Rust,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
10,5%
Gelber Muskateller Ruster Ausbruch DAC Ausbruch Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2022 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Ried Krepskogel 1STK
Weingut Erwin Sabathi
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12,5%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Ried Krepskogel 1STK White Wine
94
2022 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Ried Steinriegl 1STK
Weingut Wohlmuth
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12,5%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Ried Steinriegl 1STK White Wine
94
2022 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Sand & Schiefer
Familienweingut Tement
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11,5%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Sand & Schiefer White Wine
93
2022 Muskateller Natural Wine
Weingut Hajszan Neumann
Austria
Austria
White Wine
Muskateller
12,5%
Muskateller Natural Wine White Wine
93
2022 Muskateller Wachau DAC Spitz Federspiel
FJ Gritsch – Mauritiushof
Austria
Wachau,  Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Muskateller
12,5%
Muskateller Wachau DAC Spitz Federspiel White Wine
93
2022 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC
Weingut Wruss
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC White Wine
92
2022 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC
Weingut Erwin Sabathi
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
11,5%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC White Wine
92
2022 Gelber Muskateller
Weingut Mayer am Pfarrplatz
Austria
Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12,5%
Gelber Muskateller White Wine
92
2022 Gelber Muskateller
Weingut Markus Huber
Austria
Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12%
Gelber Muskateller White Wine
92
2022 Gelber Muskateller Alte Reben
Weingut Primus
Austria
Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
13,5%
Gelber Muskateller Alte Reben White Wine
92
2022 Gelber Muskateller Ried Sonnleithen
Weingut Brachmann
Austria
Traisental,  Lower Austria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12,5%
Gelber Muskateller Ried Sonnleithen White Wine
92
2022 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC
WEINGUT SKOFF ORIGINAL – Walter Skoff
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12,5%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC White Wine
92
2022 Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Kitzeck-Sausal
Weingut Wohlmuth
Austria
Southern Styria,  Styria,  Austria
White Wine
Gelber Muskateller
12%
Gelber Muskateller Südsteiermark DAC Kitzeck-Sausal White Wine
92