Critic picks

Vinous's top-rated wineries in Wachau

Vinous scores on the 100-point scale. Its 30 ranked Wachau producers run from 44 to 94 points, each with at least two rated wines.

Ranked by Vinous's mean score across every wine of theirs Vinous has rated. Highest average first; ties go to the producer with more wines rated.

30
Producers Vinous rates
94
Top score
2354
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194MachherndlWachau, Austria9 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  2. 293FrischengruberWachau, Austria48 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  3. 392GrabenwerkstattWachau, Austria12 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  4. 492Pichler-KrutzlerWachau, Austria145 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  5. 591Weinhofmeisterei Mathias HirtzbergerWachau, Austria77 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  6. 691Martin MuthenthalerWachau, Austria33 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  7. 791HarmWachau, Austria3 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  8. 891Gritsch MauritiushofWachau, Austria94 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  9. 990TegernseerhofWachau, Austria72 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  10. 1090Vogelleithenhof HöglWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  11. 1190JägerWachau, Austria15 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  12. 1289Högl (Höegl)Wachau, Austria47 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  13. 1389KartäuserhofWachau, Austria14 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  14. 1488Weingut PomasslWachau, Austria3 wines ratedCRITIC-RATED
  15. 1588PURWachau, Austria7 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  16. 1686Rainer WessWachau, Austria94 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  17. 1777Domäne WachauWachau, Austria263 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  18. 1861AlzingerWachau, Austria155 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  19. 1959Josef JamekWachau, Austria236 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  20. 2057Franz HirtzbergerWachau, Austria210 wines ratedDISTINCTION
  21. 2155Rudi PichlerWachau, Austria231 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  22. 2253NikolaihofWachau, Austria156 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  23. 2349F.X. PichlerWachau, Austria106 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  24. 2447Weingut Franz PichlerWachau, Austria157 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK
  25. 2544PragerWachau, Austria165 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK

How we choose

Vinous rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Vinous score across every wine of theirs the critic has scored. A producer needs at least two such wines to appear: the guard stops a single lucky score on one bottle from outranking an estate with dozens of rated wines. More on how the list works

Frequently asked

How many Wachau wineries has Vinous rated?
30 wineries in Wachau, Austria have at least two wines scored by Vinous. Only those appear here.
Which Wachau winery does Vinous rate highest?
Machherndl, at a 94-point average from Vinous, followed by Frischengruber and Grabenwerkstatt.
How is this list ranked?
By Vinous's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Vinous-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Vinous's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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