The Best Sparkling Wines from Austria – Vintage 2016

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Austria produces top-notch sparkling wines – called Sekt – still flying under the radar. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best from the 2016 vintage.
2016 Sekt Austria Große Reserve Niederösterreich g.U. Furth Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
Weingut & Hotel Malat
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

96
2016 Loimer Gumpoldskirchen Große Reserve Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature
Weingut Fred Loimer
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Pinot Noir

95
2016 Loimer Langenlois Große Reserve Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
Weingut Fred Loimer
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

95
2016 Gumpoldskirchen Große Reserve Blanc de Noirs brut nature
Weingut Fred Loimer
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Pinot Noir

95
2016 Langenlois Große Reserve Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
Weingut Fred Loimer
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

95
2016 Langenlois Große Reserve Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
Weingut Fred Loimer
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

95
2016 Sekt Austria Reserve Niederösterreich g.U. Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut
Weingut Bründlmayer
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Pinot Noir

94
2016 Buchegger Grosse Reserve Extra Brut
Weingut Buchegger
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

94
2016 Harkamp »Sol Rosé« Grosse Reserve Brut Nature
Weingut Harkamp
Styria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine

94
2016 Mathäi Grosse Reserve Wien Brut Nature
Weingut Stift Klosterneuburg
Vienna,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

94
2016 Chardonnay Sekt g.U. Extra Brut Große Reserve
Weingut Buchegger
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

94
2016 Grosse Reserve Sekt g.U. brut
Weingut Topf
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine

94
2016 SOL Rosé Grosse Reserve Brut Nature
Weingut Harkamp
Styria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine

94
2016 Jurtschitsch Brut Nature Sekt g.U. Große Reserve
Weingut Jurtschitsch
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Grüner Veltliner

94
2016 Weißburgunder Sekt Langenlois g.U. Grosse Reserve Ried Panzaun
Weingut Steininger
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Weißburgunder

94
2016 Chardonnay Sekt g.U. extra brut Gedersdorfer Große Reserve
Weingut Buchegger
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

94
2016 Buchegger & Mayr Extra Brut Österreichischer Sekt g.U. Dross Grosse Reserve
Weingut Buchegger
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Chardonnay

94
2016 Jurtschitisch Grüner Veltliner Brut Nature Österreichischer Sekt g. U. Langenlois Grosse Reserve
Weingut Jurtschitsch
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Grüner Veltliner

94
2016 Steininger Riesling Brut Österreichischer Sekt g. U. Ried Heiligenstein Grosse Reserve
Weingut Steininger
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Riesling

94
2016 Gumpoldskirchen Große Reserve Blanc de Noirs
Weingut Fred Loimer
Lower Austria,
Austria
Sparkling Wine
Pinot Noir

94