F.X. Pichler, Grüner Veltliner, Dürnsteiner, Wachau, Austria 2023

While there are many great wine-makers in Austria, none is more synonymous with great Austrian wine than F.X. Pichler. His wines are truly monumental dry whites – each with a mouth-filling presence, finish and complexity that leaves one speechless. 

From younger vines across five single sites—Mühlpoint, Klosteratz, Loibenberg, Kellerberg, and Steinertal—F.X. Pichler's Dürnsteiner captures Wachau's signature white pepper and pear character. The wine opens with white miso and pepper aromatics, then reveals a vivid, rounded palate brimming with pear peel, star fruit, and red gooseberry balanced by a hint of mango.