The Best Rieslings from Austria
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Riesling has long been Germany’s flagship grape variety, yet neighbouring Austria is giving them a run for their money. Austrian Rieslings are grown on the steep slopes of the Danube River, which meanders through picturesque places like the Wachau Valley.
From sweet to bone dry styles, Riesling reveals a myriad of aromas fluctuating from delicate floral impressions to dazzling tropical fruit, wrapped around spine-tingling acidity. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best.
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2022 Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Singerriedel Smaragd
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13,5%
![Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Singerriedel Smaragd White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Wieland 1ÖTW
Weingut Mantlerhof
Kremstal,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
![Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Wieland 1ÖTW White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Kamptal DAC Zöbing Ried Heiligenstein-Rotfels 1ÖTW
Weingut Hirsch
Kamptal,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
€€€€
![Riesling Kamptal DAC Zöbing Ried Heiligenstein-Rotfels 1ÖTW White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Kremstal DAC Gedersdorf Ried Wieland 1ÖTW
Weingut Mantlerhof
Kremstal,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
![Riesling Kremstal DAC Gedersdorf Ried Wieland 1ÖTW White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Loiben Trockenbeerenauslese
Weingut Knoll
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Riesling
11,5%
![Riesling Loiben Trockenbeerenauslese Sweet and Dessert Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/dummy_bottle_wein.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Schütt Smaragd
Weingut Knoll
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
![Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Schütt Smaragd White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/core/5665085/208814_riesling-wachau-dac-ried-schuett-smaragd-2021_5665085.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Wachau DAC Unendlich
Weingut F. X. Pichler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
14%
![Riesling Wachau DAC Unendlich White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Kellerberg
Weingut F. X. Pichler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13,5%
![Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Kellerberg White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2021 Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Singerriedel Smaragd
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13,5%
€€€€
![Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Singerriedel Smaragd White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2019 Riesling Kamptal DAC Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Alte Reben
Weingut Bründlmayer
Kamptal,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
€€€€
![Riesling Kamptal DAC Ried Zöbinger Heiligenstein 1ÖTW Alte Reben White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/core/1862409/7459_riesling-kamptal-dac-ried-zoebinger-heiligenstein-1oetw-alte-reben-2019_1862409.png?height=216)
100
2018 Riesling Ried Heiligenstein TBA »Essenz«
Weingut Bründlmayer
Kamptal,
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Riesling
6%
from 100 €
![Riesling Ried Heiligenstein TBA »Essenz« Sweet and Dessert Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/dummy_bottle_wein.png?height=216)
100
2017 Riesling Smaragd Ried Singerriedel
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
14%
![Riesling Smaragd Ried Singerriedel White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/core/989362/100782_riesling-smaragd-ried-singerriedel-2017_989362.png?height=216)
100
2015 Riesling Kellerberg Trockenbeerenauslese
Domäne Wachau
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Riesling
8%
€€€€
![Riesling Kellerberg Trockenbeerenauslese Sweet and Dessert Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/core/937018/84473_riesling-kellerberg-trockenbeerenauslese-2015_937018.png?height=216)
100
2007 Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
€€€€
![Riesling Smaragd Singerriedel White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
1997 Riesling Smaragd Hochrain
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
![Riesling Smaragd Hochrain White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
1992 Riesling Smaragd M
Weingut F. X. Pichler
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
![Riesling Smaragd M White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
1990 Riesling Smaragd Ried Spitzer Singerriedel
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
€€€€€
![Riesling Smaragd Ried Spitzer Singerriedel White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
1990 Riesling Smaragd Ried Weissenkirchener Steinriegl
Weingut Prager
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
![Riesling Smaragd Ried Weissenkirchener Steinriegl White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
100
2023 Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Singerriedel Smaragd
Weingut Franz Hirtzberger
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13%
![Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Singerriedel Smaragd White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/fallback-img/fallback_prod_bottle_weisswein.png?height=216)
99
2023 Riesling Wachau DAC Wachstum Bodenstein Smaragd
Weingut Prager
Wachau,
Lower Austria,
Austria
White Wine
Riesling
13,5%
€€€
![Riesling Wachau DAC Wachstum Bodenstein Smaragd White Wine](https://falstaff.b-cdn.net/core/6811222/229195_riesling-wachau-dac-wachstum-bodenstein-smaragd-2023_6811222.png?height=216)
99