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James Suckling: Austria feels the vine vibes!
Weingut Bründlmayer stands out in James Suckling’s latest tasting report, featuring 715 wines from four countries. Together with the Wachau estate of Veyder-Malberg Editor-in-chief Jacobo García-Andrade highlights Bründlmayer for its meticulous work in the vineyard – always striving for improvement and the thoughtful winemaking that underpin some of the country’s finest wines.
The ratings are correspondingly encouraging. Here is an extract:
Bründlmayer Blanc de Blancs Sekt Austria Reserve
Score: 96
Dried peach and lemon zest aromas. The palate is textural and ample, with salinity, precision and persistent energy throughout the finish. Eight years on the lees. Based on the 2016 vintage. Disgorged November 2025. 4 g/L dosage. Drink or hold.
Bründlmayer Blanc de Noirs 2019 Sekt Austria Reserve
Score: 96
Aromas of bread dough and fruit. The palate is fresh with a linear texture, ample and detailed, showing great harmony and balance. Disgorged November 2024. 5 g/L dosage. Drink now.
Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Kamptal Ried Lamm EL 2024
Score: 97
A round, textural wine that’s bright, linear and ample, with lovely stone fruit aromas and flavors. Glorious and exuberant but restrained. Spontaneously fermented in 3-liter barrels. Drink or hold.
Bründlmayer Riesling Kamptal Ried Steinmassl EL 2025
Score: 96
Aromas of herbs and tangerines. Medium- to full-bodied, incisive, round and pleasant. A very vibrant, compact, fibrous wine with great energy. Only 12% alcohol. Drink now.
Bründlmayer Riesling Kamptal Ried Heiligenstein EL 2025
Score: 96
Very cool aromas of pine needles. Medium- to full-bodied, bright and linear, with a textural component. Drink or hold.
Bründlmayer Riesling Kamptal Ried Heiligenstein EL Alte Reben 2024
Score: 98
A textural wine that’s bright, linear and fleshy, with a bright, fibrous character and a concentrated finish. This is from vines planted in 1920, the oldest in the estate, Drink now or hold,
Bründlmayer Charonnay Kamptal Ried Steinberg 2024
Score: 96
Fine aromas of cream, toast, attractive reduction, popcorn, flint, nougat, lemon curd, almonds and melon. Taut and almost full-bodied, with tangy, saline flavors and a lasting finish. Dry and quite compact and concentrated. A toasty but integrated Burgundian style from a slightly cooler site. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but even better in two or three years.
Jacobo García Andrade, Senior Editor für jamessuckling.com