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The Society's Austrian Riesling 2022

White Wine from Austria

21 Reviews

Weingut Wess is a small family-owned winery in the beautiful town of Krems in Lower Austria. Riesling is a passion for talented young winemaker Christina Wess and this exclusive wine is blended from a selection of vineyards across the Kremstal region. With delicate aromas of orange blossom and quince, it`s a fine example of the crisp, dry style of riesling Austria does so well. Perfect on its own, with seafood, creamy dishes or, naturally, schnitzel.

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Code: AA4311

Wine characteristics

White Wine
2 - Dry
Riesling
75cl
Now to 2026
12% Alcohol
no oak influence
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Vegetarian
Vegan

100ml of this wine contains 77 kcal
The bottle contains 9.0 units of alcohol
A 125ml glass of this wine contains 96 kcal and 1.5 units of alcohol

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Weingut Wess

Rainer Wess initially studied oenology at Klosterneuburg in the 1980s, and then went to work in various vineyards in Bordeaux. He moved back to Austria in the late 1990s and fell in love with the vineyards of the Wachau and Kremstal, finally purchasing vineyards of his own in 2003.

He purchased 10ha of vineyards in both Kremstal and Wachau. From the outset the focus was on riesling and grüner veltliner, and carefully trying to match these varieties with the perfect plots within vineyards so that the wines might express great terroir. The vines are farmed very carefully with little if any chemicals used, and at harvest the grapes are hand picked. Today, his brilliant winemaker daughter Christina and son-in-law David have taken over the rains from Rainer and continue to bring the terroir into the bottle in as unadulterated and as pure a form as possible.

The winery is housed in a monastery’s ancient cellar right in the middle of the famed Sandgrube vineyard in Krems. Rainer added a new gravity-flow grape-reception facility to the old building in order to ensure that grapes were processed in the gentlest way possible, without pumps. The juice and wine is carefully handled without any oak, which enhances the purity they seek.

The Scotsman

For newcomers to Austrian riesling this Decanter gold medal-winning example is crisp and delicate in style.

Rose Murray Brown

Saturday 14th Oct 2023

Ham and High

The Society's Austrian Riesling is outstanding value for a gloriously aromatic, pure, delicate yet well-flavoured and longlingering wine.

Liz Sagues

Thursday 14th Sep 2023

Olive Magazine

Riesling is a much underrated grape. Its calling card is a thrilling, lime juice acidity which shines through in this classic bone-dry. Pure and focused with a wet-stone minerality, a perfect apertif

Kate Hawkings

Friday 1st Sep 2023

The Guardian

Of course, German riesling isn't the only game in town. For a drier style, look to Alsace or Austria. The Wine Society's own-label Austrian riesling (see my pick below), just picked up a gold medal in the ...

Of course, German riesling isn't the only game in town. For a drier style, look to Alsace or Austria. The Wine Society's own-label Austrian riesling (see my pick below), just picked up a gold medal in the Decanter World Wine Awards and, at less than £10, is terrific value (the Society is planning on holding many of its prices in August too, by the way). Crisp, bright, not overly aromatic example that should win round sceptics. Drink with seafood and salads.

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Fiona Backett

Saturday 29th Jul 2023

The Sunday Express

Riesling does so well in Austria, and this particular choice features a zippy lime and lemon fruit with a rich texture. It's dry but it has a good depth and vibrancy to it with some mineral notes as well...

Riesling does so well in Austria, and this particular choice features a zippy lime and lemon fruit with a rich texture. It's dry but it has a good depth and vibrancy to it with some mineral notes as well as fleshy citrus fruit. The finish is chalky and detailed, with a real finesse.

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Jamie Goode

Sunday 28th May 2023