Riesling Heiligenstein Erste Lage, Schloss Gobelsburg

Light yellow-green with silver highlights. Fresh white stone fruit, lime zest, floral notes, with a hint of passion fruit in the background; a multifaceted bouquet. Juicy, complex, ripe peach, delicate acidity, salty and lingering; definite potential for a long life—a little patience will be richly rewarded.

Mittleres Grüngelb, Silberreflexe. Feine, einladende Pfirsichfrucht, ein Hauch von Marillenkonfitüre, florale Nuancen, mit etwas Blütenhonig unterlegt, attraktives Bukett. Saftig, elegant und balanciert, weißes Steinobst, finessenreicher Säurebogen, klar wie ein Gebirgsbach, präzise und lange anhaftend, sicheres Potenzial für viele Jahre.

The 2022 Riesling Ried Heiligenstein is grown on sandstone. The nose is creamy and smooth, enveloping ripe apricot flesh. The palate adds bright, ripe Amalfi lemon to this creamy, nutty apricot combo, giving even more outline to this juiciness. Salty stone lies at the core, completely bound up in citric freshness, apricot ripeness and oaky cream, tapering to a precise, juicy, immense finish. (Bone-dry) - Anne Krebiehl MW

The 2021 Riesling Ried Heiligenstein was harvested on Permian sandstone. A gentle creaminess on the nose dissipates to reveal savory herbs and crushed yarrow. The palate comes in with juiciness, with rounded stone fruit framed by zesty ripeness that makes the mouth water. This fullness of fruit, with deep, spicy concentration, seeps even deeper into creaminess and stone. A powerful but understated wine of serene flow, of quiet depth, this has undoubted power, with a long, lemony flavor. (Bone-dry) - Anne Krebiehl MW

Bright light golden with a green hue. Pure, bright and aromatic with spring flowers, lemongrass, pale stone fruit, crushed stone and ripe citrus. The palate shows an amazing purity and concentration, rich in fine extract and a ripe acidity with succulent yellow fruit notes, some exotic lime, mint and mango flavours still with a stony presence with great vibrancy and tremendously long finish. - Andreas Larsson

Mittleres Gelbgrün, silberfarbene Reflexe. Zarte Kräuternoten, etwas nach Orangenzesten, Pfirsichfrucht, zart nach Ringlotten, mit etwas Kamille unterlegt. Gute Komplexität, gut integrierter Säurebogen, mineralisch-zitroniger Abgang, bleibt gut haften, guter Speisenbegleiter.

This fascinating and extremely complex dry riesling has an incredibly wide aroma spectrum, from rhubarb and ripe gooseberry to wild flowers and herbs. At once rich and tense, with tons of wet stone minerality, this is precisely balanced on the blade of a razor-sharp knife.

Gobelsburg's 2020 Ried Heiligenstein 1ÖTW opens with a clear, bright and savory bouquet of sandstone, salt, ripe stone fruits and tea. Lush and round on the palate, this is a textured, very elegant and balanced Heiligenstein Riesling with a lingering, fine salinity on the highly elegant and aromatic finish. This is again an excellent, quiet and perfectly balanced Riesling from one of the greatest Riesling sites along the Danube River. The 2020 already drinks beautifully but can be aged for two or three decades. - Stephan Reinhardt

The intensely yellow-colored 2019 Zöbing Ried Heiligenstein 1ÖTW opens with a deep, highly refined and subtle yet also complex bouquet that doesn't throw out anything else but noblesse, precision and finesse and quotes perfectly ripe and elegant (stone) fruit aromas intertwined with this distinctive crystalline and crunchy Heiligenstein sandstone and tea notes that are irresistibly alluring and almost (white) peppery. Crystalline, refined and very elegant on the palate, this is a dense, round, intense and highly complex, firmly structured and very persistent Heiligenstein whose only problem is that most of the consumers will probably drink it too soon. I understand the reason, but I recommend holding back as many bottles as possible for a later divertimento. This is a great Heiligenstein, and it was stable over a period of two weeks. - Stephan Reinhardt

Blidt alderspræg i næsen, hvor citrus møder syltet pære med et diminutivt petroleumspift. I munden er der øjeblikkeligt en insisterende og peberkrydret syre i en herlig mineralsk og sitrende mundfuld af koldt stål og strandsten. Fantastisk flot vin, der sagtens kan tåle endnu mere alder. - Anders Halskov

Blidt alderspræg i næsen, hvor citrus møder syltet pære med et diminutivt petroleumspift. I munden er der øjeblikkeligt en insisterende og peberkrydret syre i en herlig mineralsk og sitrende mundfuld af koldt stål og strandsten. Fantastisk flot vin, der sagtens kan tåle endnu mere alder. - Anders Halskov

Helles Grüngelb. Silberreflexe. Feine Steinobstanklänge, weißer Weingartenpfirsich, ein Hauch von Zitrusfrüchten und feuchten Steinen. Komplex engmaschig, frisch strukturiert, Nuancen von Mandarinen und Blütenhonig, straffe Textur, noch embryonal, wird von weiterer Flaschenentwicklung profitieren.

Helles Grüngelb. Silberreflexe. Feine Steinobstanklänge, weißer Weingartenpfirsich, ein Hauch von Zitrusfrüchten und feuchten Steinen. Komplex engmaschig, frisch strukturiert, Nuancen von Mandarinen und Blütenhonig, straffe Textur, noch embryonal, wird von weiterer Flaschenentwicklung profitieren.

There is a citrus purity on the nose that suggests fresh lemon juice, but it is tempered by some spice, like that of still-green Seville orange rind. The palate is streamlined and equally pure, it has an almost cleansing quality. This is luminous and delicious and slips down far too easily. - Anne Krebiehl MW

There is a citrus purity on the nose that suggests fresh lemon juice, but it is tempered by some spice, like that of still-green Seville orange rind. The palate is streamlined and equally pure, it has an almost cleansing quality. This is luminous and delicious and slips down far too easily. - Anne Krebiehl MW

Sandstone. Ripe citrus and lightly spicy, even slightly floral - distinctively Austrian Riesling – complex and inviting. Sour-citrus freshness on the palate. Excellent intensity and harmony. Really impressive in a difficult vintage. Very long. - Julia Harding MW

Sandstone. Ripe citrus and lightly spicy, even slightly floral - distinctively Austrian Riesling – complex and inviting. Sour-citrus freshness on the palate. Excellent intensity and harmony. Really impressive in a difficult vintage. Very long. - Julia Harding MW

The 2014 Riesling Heiligenstein 1ÖTW has green pepper, legumes and a touch of lime peel on the clear and attractively aromatic nose. This leads to a pure, very compact and salty palate. This is a firmly structured, densely woven and still closed Riesling with very good aging potential. I find it close to Gruner Veltliner because it is so peppery. The finish is pure and salty, full of tension and very long. Great grip. This is promising. - Stephan Reinhardt

The 2014 Riesling Heiligenstein 1ÖTW has green pepper, legumes and a touch of lime peel on the clear and attractively aromatic nose. This leads to a pure, very compact and salty palate. This is a firmly structured, densely woven and still closed Riesling with very good aging potential. I find it close to Gruner Veltliner because it is so peppery. The finish is pure and salty, full of tension and very long. Great grip. This is promising. - Stephan Reinhardt

Bittersweet, subtly musky scents of iris and peony complement hints of honey and spice borne of botrytis. Silken-textured and expansive, the palate here delivers quince and ripe white peach enveloped in billowing floral perfume and set against a background of wet stone, leading to a soothingly lingering yet tinglingly citric and crystalline finish. This doesn’t display the degree of animation, complexity, salinity or primary juiciness of the remarkable corresponding Gaisberg, but still represents a superb success, especially in the context of its vintage. - David Schildknecht

Bittersweet, subtly musky scents of iris and peony complement hints of honey and spice borne of botrytis. Silken-textured and expansive, the palate here delivers quince and ripe white peach enveloped in billowing floral perfume and set against a background of wet stone, leading to a soothingly lingering yet tinglingly citric and crystalline finish. This doesn’t display the degree of animation, complexity, salinity or primary juiciness of the remarkable corresponding Gaisberg, but still represents a superb success, especially in the context of its vintage. - David Schildknecht