Austria

Traisental

About Traisental

Austria's smallest DAC, on the south bank of the Traisen south of Krems. Just 815 hectares of vineyards on terraced limestone (Konglomerat) above the river, dedicated almost entirely to Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. The bedrock — dense, fossil-rich Konglomerat unique to this stretch of the Alpine foothills — gives wines a sharp mineral, stony quality and is the region's defining feature.

Vintages

11 · 2015–2025

Rating:

95+

90-94

85-89

80-84

<80

PeakReadyHold

Year	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
White

Outstanding Traisental Vintages

The best recent vintages rated excellent or exceptional.

White

2025

Ready

90Excellent

Fresh, precise, cool-profiled Grüner Veltliner with real tension.

2026Peak 2027–20282029

2023

At peak

92Excellent

Juicy, dense Veltliners with generous stone fruit over mineral spice.

2024Peak 2025–20272028

2022

At peak

91Excellent

Ripe, balanced whites from a dry season.

2023Peak 2024–20262027

2021

At peak

95Exceptional

A dream year: aromatic, concentrated, electric Grüner Veltliner.

2022Peak 2024–20272029

2020

Past window

90Excellent

Cool-classical, peppery, energetic Veltliners.

2021Peak 2022–20242025

2019

At peak

95Exceptional

An exceptional Traisental vintage: dense, precise, built to develop.

2021Peak 2023–20272029

2018

Past window

91Excellent

Riper, broader Veltliners than the house style; generous and clean.

2019Peak 2020–20232024

2017

Drink up

93Excellent

Concentrated, mineral Grüner Veltliner with fine pepper and grip.

2018Peak 2020–20242026

2015

Past window

92Excellent

Ripe, stony Grüner Veltliner from the limestone-laced terraces.

2016Peak 2018–20222024

What Traisental produces

White

Grüner Veltliner and Riesling at near 100% of plantings — taut, mineral, and acid-driven thanks to the Konglomerat bedrock and cool nights.

Similar styles

Lands in the same glass.

Kamptal

Kamptal, Austria

Vulkanland Steiermark

Austria

Carso

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Bouzeron

Burgundy, France

Wachenheim

Pfalz, Germany

What it tastes like

Body

Medium

Acidity

Bright

Oak

No oak

Ripeness

Fresh

Concentration

Medium

Medium-bodied and bright; citrus, orchard fruit and spice.

citrus · apple and pear · spicy · herbal · savoury

Cork's estimate.

Climate

ContinentalStrong diurnalsCool nightsSheltered

Cool continental, with strong diurnal swings between alpine cold-air drainage and Pannonian warmth. Long, slow ripening preserves acidity in Riesling and Grüner Veltliner alike.

Terroir

KonglomeratLimestoneLoessConglomerate

Konglomerat — a limestone-cemented gravel/conglomerate from prehistoric Alpine river deposits — is the trademark, with loess overlays on lower slopes. Famous Rieden include Berg, Zwirch, and Alte Setzen.

Typical Aromas

Lime peelWhite pepperYellow appleCrushed stoneQuinceCitrus zest

Explore the aroma wheel

More in Austria

Carnuntum

Eisenberg

Kamptal

Kremstal

Leithaberg

Mittelburgenland

Neusiedlersee

Rosalia