"Lukas Pichler delivered one of the best collections of the year—extract, tautness, freshness and fill all shine in 2024." - Anne Krebiehl, Vinous
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 2024 Rieslings and Grüner Veltliners, including another showstopping double 100-point Riesling Kellerberg, 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, 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.
Perfumed, showing peach, grapefruit, jasmine and chopped herb aromas with some cardamom. It’s mouthwateringly fresh, with wonderful purity, bright acidity and a refreshingly herbal and vibrant finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink now or hold. Screw cap.
93 points, Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling (Sep 2025)
Pale yellow green, silver reflections. Fine herbal savouriness, a hint of grapefruit, white apple, mineral, inviting bouquet. Taut, finely-meshed, green apple, lively acidity, lime zest on the finish, a juicy food wine, already accessible.
93 points, Peter Moser, Falstaff (Jun 2025)
The 2024 Grüner Veltliner Klostersatz comes from Danubian gravels close to the winery and is the only single-site wine that Franz Pichler makes from the plain. Gentle creaminess on the nose presents smoothness. The palate brings crushed sage, gentle yeast, lovely concentration but, above all, balance. There is juiciness, gentleness and savor.
91 points, Anne Krebiehl, Vinous (Jun 2025)
