Nigl

  No one would deny this estate’s inclusion among the absolute elite in Austria, and many observers wonder if there’s anyone finer. Extraordinarily transparent, filigree, crystalline, mineral-drenched wines of mindboggling clarity. Prices remarkably sane for world-class great Rieslings (compare to the best in Alsace!)


•Vineyard area: 25 hectares
•Annual production: 7,500 cases
•Top sites: Piri, Hochäcker, Goldberg
•Soil types: Mica slate, slate and loess
•Grape varieties: 40% Riesling, 40% Grüner Veltliner, 4% Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Weissburgunder, 10% Chardonnay, 2% other varieties