Austrian winemaker Fritz Wieninger grew up in the family heurigen (wine taverns), serving wines produced by his mother, who was one of the first female graduates from the Klosterneuburg - Enology Program. Today, Fritz Wieninger is the leading wine producer in the city of Vienna and is a champion of Gemischter Satz, a traditional field blend and a favorite wine in Vienna’s heurigen. Fritz concluded that biodynamic farming was essential to have the best possible wines. The basis of this decision was founded on the belief that healthy soil would promote natural vineyards that would allow flora and fauna to thrive. The Wieninger family cultivates their vineyards in the Bisamberg, in the 19th district, and the Nussberg, in the 21st district of Vienna, which is also where the Wieninger Winery is located. A wide range of wines results from these two areas, whose climates differ due to the separation created by the Danube River.
Here are my reviews of the new wines by Weninger.
2022 Fritz Wieninger‘Weiner’ Gruner Veltliner- The 2022 Fritz Wieninger ‘Weiner’ Gruner Veltliner offers good freshness with kumquat and peach notes alongside Gravenstein apples and wet stony accents on the palate. Enjoy now. Drink 2024-2029- 90
2022 Fritz Wieninger ‘Nussberg’ Riesling- Very nervy and a touch lean, this offers petrol notes alongside lemon and lime zest with stony minerals on the palate. Enjoy now. Drink 2024-2029- 90
2021 Fritz Weininger ‘Ried Preussen’ Riesling- This is impressive and dense dry Riesling that offers a serious texture and depth on the mouth. Marzipan and honeydew melon combine with nutty and earthy accent on the palate. Delicious now, enjoy over the next eight years to come. Drink 2024-2032- 93
2021 Fritz Wieninger ‘Ried Kaasgraben Sievering’ Gruner Veltliner- Golden in the glass, the 2021 Weninger ‘Ried Kaasgraben Sievering’ Gruner Veltliner delivers serious richness and flavor density on the mouth, as the unctuous texture coats the tongue. Yellow plum, brioche and shades of nectarine all combine with pink grapefruit blossom water on the palate. Showing good astringency and weight, enjoy this beauty now and over the next ten years to come. Drink 2024-2034- 93
2021 Fritz Wieninger ‘Gemischter Satz’ White Wine- The 2021 Fritz Wieninger ‘Gemischter Satz’ White Wine offers beautiful texture with white peach and gooseberry notes alongside pear and green apple flavors with serious mineralality on the palate. Medium-bodied, enjoy now and over the next few years. Drink 2024-2029- 91
2020 Fritz Wieninger ‘Select’ Chardonnay- Golden in the glass, the 2020 ‘Select’ Chardonnay shows off pear, baking spice dusted pie crust and vanilla cream on the palate, with good tension and density. This is seriously good stuff that will cellar well for another eight years. Drink 2024-2032- 91
2021 Fritz Wieninger ‘Grand Select’ Chardonnay- More dense than the 2020 bottling, this outstanding wine shows peaches and rich pineapple on the palate alongside shades of pastry crust and baking slices on the palate. Dense and heady, with serious viscosity, enjoy now and over the next ten years. Drink 2024-2034- 92
2020 Fritz Wieninger ‘Select’ Pinot Noir- The 2020 Fritz Wieninger ‘Select’ Pinot Noir shows off damp earth, dried cranberry and sage notes on the nose. The palate is soft and fresh with plenty of earthy elegance and a gorgeous core of tart red fruits. Enjoy now and over the next eight years. Drink 2024-2032- 91
2021 Fritz Wieninger ‘Grand Select’ Pinot Noir- Intense nan beautifully fragrant, the 2020 ‘Grand Select’ Pinot Noir shows a glorious core of red fruits alongside tobacco leaf, orange peel and suggestions of loamy soils. Full-bodied, enjoy now and over the next ten years. Drink 2024-2034- 93
2018 Fritz Wieninger ‘Wiener Trilogie’ Red Wine- Very approachable now, this delivers a soft mouthfeel with menthol and Linzer torte flavors alongside shades of eucalyptus on the palate. Enjoyable now, savor over the next few years. Drink 2024-2030- 90