The Best Sweet Wines from Austria – Vintage 2008

Vineyards around the city of Rust, Austria
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Austria is home to bountiful and enticing sweet wines. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best from the 2008 vintage.
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2008 Chardonnay TBA No. 12 Nouvelle Vague
Weinlaubenhof Kracher
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Chardonnay
6%
Chardonnay TBA No. 12 Nouvelle Vague Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2008 Sämling 88 TBA
Weingut Velich
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Scheurebe
7,5%
€€€
Sämling 88 TBA Sweet and Dessert Wine
97
2008 Opitz One Zweigelt Schilfwein
Weingut Willi Opitz
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Zweigelt
12%
Opitz One Zweigelt Schilfwein Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2008 Sämling TBA
Weingut Tschida – Angerhof
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Scheurebe
9%
Sämling TBA Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2008 Scheurebe TBA No. 11 Zwischen den Seen
Weinlaubenhof Kracher
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Scheurebe
5%
Scheurebe TBA No. 11 Zwischen den Seen Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2008 Riesling Rosengarten Eiswein
Winzerhof Familie Dockner
Austria
Kremstal,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Riesling
9%
Riesling Rosengarten Eiswein Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2008 Sämling 88 TBA
Weingut Haider
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Scheurebe
9%
Sämling 88 TBA Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2008 Welschriesling TBA
Weingut Velich
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Welschriesling
9,5%
€€€
Welschriesling TBA Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2008 Sämling TBA
Weingut Willi Opitz
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Scheurebe
Sämling TBA Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2008 Weißburgunder Eiswein
Weingut Hiedler
Austria
Kamptal,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Weißburgunder
9,5%
€€€
Weißburgunder Eiswein Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Ruster Ausbruch Pinot Cuvée
Weingut Feiler-Artinger
Austria
Rust,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11%
Ruster Ausbruch Pinot Cuvée Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Sämling TBA
Weingut Andi Kroiss
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Scheurebe
10%
Sämling TBA Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Seewinkel BA
Weingut Velich
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
13%
Seewinkel BA Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Chardonnay TBA No. 8 Nouvelle Vague
Weinlaubenhof Kracher
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Chardonnay
11%
Chardonnay TBA No. 8 Nouvelle Vague Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Gelber Muskateller Schilfwein
Weingut Tschida – Angerhof
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gelber Muskateller
9%
Gelber Muskateller Schilfwein Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Grande Cuvée TBA No. 6
Weinlaubenhof Kracher
Austria
Lake Neusiedl,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
10%
Grande Cuvée TBA No. 6 Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Riesling Zöbinger Heiligenstein BA
Weingut Bründlmayer
Austria
Kamptal,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Riesling
7%
Riesling Zöbinger Heiligenstein BA Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Ruster Ausbruch »Auf den Flügeln der Morgenröte«
Weingut Heidi Schröck
Austria
Rust,  Burgenland,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11%
Ruster Ausbruch »Auf den Flügeln der Morgenröte« Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Grüner Veltliner TBA
Wein-Gut Nigl
Austria
Kremstal,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Grüner Veltliner
9%
Grüner Veltliner TBA Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2008 Riesling Beerenauslese Heiligenstein
Weingut Bründlmayer
Austria
Kamptal,  Lower Austria,  Austria
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Riesling
7%
Riesling Beerenauslese Heiligenstein Sweet and Dessert Wine
95