For fans of Austria's finest expressions, F.X. Pichler occupies elite status among a handful estates that set the bar in the Wachau and beyond. Winemaker Lucas Pichler is a renowned perfectionist with such confidence in his own skills and style that he recently decided to withdraw from the Vinea Wachau, the region's official wine classification organization that sets the criteria for the familiar Steinfeder, Federspiel, and Smaragd designations, instead opting to allow his wines to distinguish themselves on pure terroir character rather than empirical measures like residual sugar, ripeness, and alcohol levels.
This range of magnificent 2023 Rieslings and Grüner Veltliners, including a pair of showstopping 100-pointers, continue to vindicate Pichler's approach, offering crystalline purity and site specificity that capture the attention of fine wine collectors the world over. With outstanding press across the board from James Suckling's Riesling critic, Stuart Pigott, Vinous, and Peter Moser of Austria's renowned Falstaff Magazine, these are surefire winners that will shine in your cellar for many years along side the world's great collectible white wines.
The devil isn’t in the details but in the very center of the peaches and mangoes. Amazing freshness, vitality and finesse on the superfocused, medium-bodied palate. What makes this stand out is the incredibly stony finish, a touch austere for some, but who can resist the ultimate in minerality? From organically grown grapes. Vegan. Drinkable now but best from 2026.
100 points, Stuart Pigott, James Suckling (Sep 2024)
Light yellow-green with a silver sheen. Subtle notes of orange zest, a hint of tangerine, fine yellow tropical fruit, a bit of peach, a floral touch, a hint of candied lime. Complex, juicy, elegant, white fruit nuances, a lovely finesse to the acidity, lingers for minutes, a fine sweetness on the finish, already very seductive, in an elegant style, great ageing potential.
98-100 points, Peter Moser, Falstaff (Jun 2024)
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