AUSTRIA’S VINTAGES 1995–2019
Weinland white Steiermark white Austria red (Niederösterreich, Wien, Burgenland)
Fully ripe, great vintage, precise fruit, Top wines with freshness, precise structure Wines with great expression and 2019 good acid structure and lots of potential potential, limited quantity (BF)
Warm vintage, Adequate rainfall, Good red wine vintage with 2018 variable quality ‘Styrian’ vintage very authoritative wines
Very warm vintage; Very good vintage; Excellent reds; good quantity 2017 rich wines good quantity
A classic fresh and elegant 80% loss (late frost); Precise wines with fine fruit 2016 white wine vintage fine and aromatic wines and moderate alcohol
Excellent vintage with Great vintage for the Steiermark; Great potential for profound and 2015 marvellous depth of fruit optimal weather conditions robustly expressive wines
Difficult year, heavy rainfall; Difficult year, heavy rainfall; Cool year; Blaufränkisch 2014 very edgy wines edgy wines surprisingly fine
Very good year; Excellent white wine vintage Cool, lithe and elegant 2013 rather substantial wines
High level of ripeness, A monumental vintage; Very good; a fine vintage 2012 lots of fruit; fullbodied many collectable wines
High level of ripeness, bountiful harvest; Great vintage with powerful wines Great red wine vintage 2011 nicely rounded
Cool vintage; small harvest; Cool growing season; Cool vintage; small harvest; 2010 crisp wines good Sauvignon Blanc lithe and elegant reds
Warm vintage; Solid wines, Great, substantial red wines; 2009 powerful wines slow to develop notable potential
Cool and moist vintage; Perfect vintage for Steiermark; Cool and problematic 2008 good white wines great finesse red wine vintage
A fine vintage of Great vintage with Fine wines with fine 2007 harmonious wines powerful wines fruit and balance
Great vintage year; perfect Average vintage; Great vintage year; perfect autumn; 2006 autumn; monumental wines the top estates did well monumental wines
Very good vintage; Difficult and damp Average vintage 2005 some wines with botrytis vintage for red wines
Cool vintage; good, Cool, but a number of Average vintage 2004 crisp white wines very good wines
Hot vintage; very powerful, Very robust vintage; Hot vintage with very 2003 fullbodied wines top wines maturing well substantial wines
Great white wines despite Small crop; the good growers Very good red wines despite 2002 fickle weather made fine wines fickle weather
A great classic on A small and fine vintage Cool vintage with some 2001 the cool side for the best growers surprisingly good wines
Hot vintage with very A great vintage of Hot vintage with very 2000 powerful, fullbodied wines powerful wines substantial wines
Perfect vintage; One of the finest vintages Perfect vintage; some true 1999 fine and brilliant wines ever in the Steiermark rarities with great finesse
Interesting wines; good Difficult vintage; good ripeness, A weak and damp vintage 1998 ripeness & frequent botrytis but some botrytis
Crystal clear wines with Vintage of the century! Brilliant wines with perfect structure 1997 perfect structure
With few exceptions, With few exceptions, Weak vintage 1996 a disaster a disaster
Great vintage; Average vintage for reds; Average vintage 1995 some botrytis some botrytis
Cool Hot Botrytis Very good vintage Excellent vintage Vintages 1992-2018: www.austrianwine.com © Wilhelm Klinger, AWMB
A few good Eisweins Good Eiswein vintage Outstanding Eiswein vintage A few good botrytis wines Good botrytis vintage Outstanding botrytis vintage Burgenland Botrytis Eiswein Burgenland Eiswein Niederösterreich
Very fine botrytis in the Seewinkel, hardly Hardly any Eiswein Hardly any Eiswein 2019 any Ruster Ausbruch (bird damage)
Early harvest=top quality, Little Eiswein Good Eiswein 2018 second half middling
2017 Good yields, fine botrytis Hardly any Eiswein Very little Eiswein
2016 Extremely small quantities, good quality Hardly any Eiswein Good Eiswein
Great Prädikatswein vintage Little Eiswein Little Eiswein 2015 with good quantities
Difficult vintage; Hardly any Eiswein Hardly any Eiswein 2014 little botrytis
Handsome botrytis, Hardly any Eiswein Hardly any Eiswein 2013 difficult harvest
Very good aromas, Top Eiswein vintage Few Eisweins, but very good 2012 good acidity
Late onset botrytis, Good Eiswein, picked late Good Eiswein, picked late 2011 aromas of dried fruit
Outstanding quality, Good Eiswein Good Eiswein 2010 medium quantity
Good botryitis, Very good Eiswein Good Eiswein 2009 but a small harvest
2008 Very good botrytis vintage Few Eisweins Top Eiswein
Small quanitities, Few Eisweins Hardly any Eiswein 2007 but very good
Very good botrytis vintage, Small harvest, but good Small harvest but good 2006 good quantities
Excellent botrytis vintage, Small harvest, but good Good Eiswein harvest 2005 average quantities
Good year, Very good Eiswein Few Eisweins 2004 abundant quantities
2003 Hardly any botrytis Good, sweet Eiswein Very good, sweet Eiswein
Scattered examples of good No Eiswein Small quantity, but top quality 2002 botrytis wine
Good sweet wines, Good Eiswein Good Eiswein 2001 modest yield
2000 Hardly any botrytis No Eiswein No Eiswein
1999 Top vintage for sweet wines Very good Eiswein Good Eiswein
A great deal of botrytis; very Few Eisweins Good Eiswein 1998 damp vintage; low acidity
Hardly any botrytis, A modest amount of Eiswein Good Eiswein 1997 top in Rust
Difficult vintage; A modest amount of Eiswein A modest amount of Eiswein 1996 Ruster Ausbruch was good Cool Hot Botrytis Very good vintage Excellent vintage Top vintage, No Eiswein No Eiswein 1995 many heavy- weight TBAs
A few good Eisweins Good Eiswein vintage Outstanding Eiswein vintage A few good botrytis wines Good botrytis vintage Outstanding botrytis vintage © Wilhelm Klinger, AWMB