Leo Alzinger has been one of the stars of the Wachau wine scene since 1983. The vintner, produces Grüner Veltliner and Riesling in his Loibner and Dürnsteiner top vineyards, actively supported by his son of the same name. During my tasting this year, the star sites Loibenberg and Steinertal were, as usual, first class, impressing the jury with their precision and radiance. Alzinger's long-lived wines deserve the undivided attention of wine lovers, because here, once again, an absolute top range has been achieved. It doesn't matter if one turns to the Riesling or to the Grüner Veltliner: one is guaranteed to find what one is looking for in their huge selection.
If you have the opportunity to taste more aged wines from this house, you will get to know the true splendour of the Loibner wines. Alzinger's wines, in particular, are often a bit closed in their youth, but develop a strong personality after a few years in bottle. So if you want to get to know the character of a top Veltliner better, you should decant an aged Alzinger wine, give it some time - and then be amazed!
On the occasion of the competition "Exemplary Building in Lower Austria", a renowned tasting panel declared the new concept of the winery building as one of the winning projects in 2017. The tasting panel particularly emphasised that the new winery "represents a further structural development of the Wachau World Heritage Site that is worthy of imitation".
