Critic picks

Wine Enthusiast's top-rated wineries in Wachau

Wine Enthusiast scores on the 100-point scale. Its 23 ranked Wachau producers run from 89 to 94 points, each with at least two rated wines.

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

23
Producers Wine Enthusiast rates
94
Top score
378
Wines scored, top 25

The list

  1. 194Weingut KnollWachau, Austria6 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  2. 293Pichler-KrutzlerWachau, Austria20 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  3. 393FrischengruberWachau, Austria11 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  4. 493AlzingerWachau, Austria24 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  5. 593Franz HirtzbergerWachau, Austria24 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  6. 693GritschWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  7. 792PragerWachau, Austria22 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  8. 892Familie SchmelzWachau, Austria10 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  9. 992NikolaihofWachau, Austria15 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  10. 1092TegernseerhofWachau, Austria33 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  11. 1192LaglerWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  12. 1292HutterWachau, Austria4 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  13. 1391Josef JamekWachau, Austria18 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  14. 1491Gritsch MauritiushofWachau, Austria19 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  15. 1591JägerWachau, Austria23 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  16. 1691Rudi PichlerWachau, Austria19 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  17. 1791Domäne WachauWachau, Austria64 wines ratedCRITICS' PICK→
  18. 1890Högl (Höegl)Wachau, Austria11 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  19. 1990Rainer WessWachau, Austria16 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  20. 2090DonabaumWachau, Austria18 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  21. 2189HarmWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  22. 2289HolzapfelWachau, Austria2 wines ratedDISTINCTION→
  23. 2389MachherndlWachau, Austria13 wines ratedDISTINCTION→

How we choose

Wine Enthusiast rates individual wines, not estates. Each producer's place here is its average Wine Enthusiast 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 Wine Enthusiast rated?
23 wineries in Wachau, Austria have at least two wines scored by Wine Enthusiast. Only those appear here.
Which Wachau winery does Wine Enthusiast rate highest?
Weingut Knoll, at a 94-point average from Wine Enthusiast, followed by Pichler-Krutzler and Frischengruber.
How is this list ranked?
By Wine Enthusiast's average score across each winery's wines. A winery needs at least two Wine Enthusiast-rated wines to be listed, so a single high score cannot top the ranking.
Does this use user reviews?
No. Only Wine Enthusiast's professional ratings. There are no crowd star averages in it.

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