AWARDS

I am pleased when my wines show exactly what I want them to carry: origin, calm and time. Here is a selection of international and Austrian reviews of my Rieslings and Grüner Veltliners from the Kremstal.

THREE PARTICULAR RECOGNITIONS

98
POINTS
James Suckling
Steiner Hund 2019
96
POINTS
Falstaff
Steiner Schreck 2024 · reviewed in 2026
TOP 100
WINERIES
Wine & Spirits
Recognition 2021

Wine & Spirits – Top 100 Wineries 2021
Urban T. Stagård was named one of the world’s 100 best wineries. The selection was based on a two-stage blind tasting of around 9,000 wines and recognised the quality of the range as a whole.

James Suckling – Top 100 Wines
Riesling Steiner Hund – 94 points and No. 51 in the global ranking.

FALSTAFF REVIEWS BY TASTING YEAR

The order follows the year of the Falstaff tasting. The vintage of each wine is stated separately with every review.

FALSTAFF 2026 · 9 REVIEWS

29. June 2026

  • Vintage 2025 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk (Urban G.V.) – 92 points
  • Vintage 2025 · Muskateller Love – 92 points
  • Vintage 2025 · Riesling Handwerk (Urban R.) – 92 points
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Ried Steiner Schreck – 96 points
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Ried Steiner Pfaffenberg – 95 points
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Ried Steiner Gaisberg – 94 points
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Ried Braunsdorfer – 93 points
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Ried Steiner Hund – 93 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Rock'n'Riesling – 92 points

FALSTAFF 2025 · 9 REVIEWS

30. June 2025

  • Vintage 2024 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk (Urban G.V.) – 91 points
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Handwerk (Urban R.) – 91 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Ried Steiner Schreck – 95 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Ried Steiner Gaisberg – 94 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Ried Steiner Hund – 94 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Ried Steiner Pfaffenberg – 94 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Ried Braunsdorfer – 92 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Zwilling – 96 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Ried Klaus – 94 points

FALSTAFF 2024 · 8 REVIEWS

24. June 2024

  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 93 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Urban.R – 92 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Rock’n’Riesling Stagård – 92 points
  • Vintage 2023 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 92 points
  • Vintage 2022 · Riesling Stein Ried Steiner Schreck – 95 points
  • Vintage 2022 · Riesling Ried Steiner Hund – 94 points
  • Vintage 2022 · Riesling Stein Ried Pfaffenberg – 94 points
  • Vintage 2022 · Riesling Steiner Gaisberg – 92 points

FALSTAFF 2023 · 13 REVIEWS

10. July 2023

  • Vintage 2022 · Riesling Handwerk (Urban R.) – 92 points
  • Vintage 2022 · Rock’n Riesling – 92 points
  • Vintage 2022 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk (Urban G.V.) – 91 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Ried Braunsdorfer – 95 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Ried Steiner Hund – 95 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Pfaffenberg – 94 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Ried Steiner Schreck – 94 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Reserve Ried Gaisberg – 93 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Reserve Ried Grillenparz – 93 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Reserve Ried Steiner Kögl – 93 points
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Ried Goldberg – 93 points

21. April 2023

  • Vintage 2022 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 92 points
  • Vintage 2022 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 92 points

FALSTAFF 2022 · 11 REVIEWS

27. June 2022

  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 93 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Reserve Steinzeug – 95 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Pfaffenberg – 95 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Kögl – 94 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Grillenparz – 94 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Ried Steiner Hund – 94 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Fass 33 – 93 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Krems Ried Braunsdorfer – 93 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Gaisberg – 93 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Steiner Schreck – 93 points

26. April 2022

  • Vintage 2021 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 93 points

FALSTAFF 2021 · 9 REVIEWS

27. August 2021

  • Vintage 2020 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Reserve Handwerk – 92 points

9. July 2021

  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 92 points
  • Vintage 2020 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Handwerk – 91 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Reserve 501 – 95 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Reserve Steinzeug – 94 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Braunsdorfer – 93 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Steiner Schreck – 93 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Gaisberg – 92 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Goldberg – 92 points

FALSTAFF 2020 · 6 REVIEWS

27. July 2020

  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Ried Braunsdorfer – 94 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Ried Klaus – 94 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Ried Steiner Hund – 94 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk – 92 points
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Handwerk – 92 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Reserve Stein – 93 points

FALSTAFF 2019 · 15 REVIEWS

29. August 2019

  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Schreck – 94 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Kremstal DAC Ried Braunsdorfer – 93 points

12. June 2019

  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling 501 – 95 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Ried Steiner Schreck – 94 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Steinzeug – 94 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Ried Braunsdorfer – 93 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Grüner Veltliner Kremstal DAC Kreuzberg – 92 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Ried Steiner Hund – 92 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Ried Steiner Pfaffenberg – 92 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Rock'n' Riesling – 92 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Taufrisch – 91 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Urban. – 90 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Urban. – 90 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk – 90 points
  • Vintage 2018 · Riesling Handwerk – 90 points

VINOUS REVIEWS BY PUBLICATION YEAR

The order follows the publication date at Vinous. The wine vintage is stated with every review. Barrel samples and score ranges are shown exactly as Vinous published them.

VINOUS 2026 · 10 REVIEWS

May 2026

  • Vintage 2025 · Muskateller Steinzeug – (91-93) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2026 - 2040
  • Vintage 2025 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk – (90-92) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2026 - 2040
  • Vintage 2025 · Riesling Handwerk – (89-91) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2026 - 2036
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Steiner Schreck – (95-97) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2030 - 2060
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Braunsdorfer – (94-96) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2030 - 2060
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Steiner Hund – (94-96) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2030 - 2060
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Gaisberg – (93-95) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2050
  • Vintage 2024 · Riesling Pfaffenberg – (93-95) points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2050
  • Vintage 2023 · Rock'n'Riesling – 92 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2026 - 2040
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Ried Klaus – 97 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2026 - 2055

VINOUS 2024 · 8 REVIEWS

May 2024

  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Handwerk – 91 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2024 - 2034
  • Vintage 2023 · Riesling Urban.R – 89 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2024 - 2030
  • Vintage 2021 · Rieslign Steiner Goldberg – 97 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2055
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Schreck – 96 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2053
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Kögl – 96 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2053
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Gaisberg – 95 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2053
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Steiner Hund – 95 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2053
  • Vintage 2021 · Riesling Pfaffenberg – 94 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2028 - 2053

VINOUS 2023 · 13 REVIEWS

November 2023

  • Vintage 2022 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk – 92 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2023 - 2035
  • Vintage 2022 · Riesling Handwerk – 90 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2023 - 2030
  • Vintage 2022 · Grüner Veltliner Urban.GV – 88 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2023 - 2028
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Steinzeug – 97 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2050
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Braunsdorfer – 95 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2050
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Grillenparz – 95 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2050
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Schreck – 95 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2050
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Gaisberg – 94 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2050
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Steiner Hund – 94 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2050
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Pfaffenberg – 93 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2045
  • Vintage 2020 · Grüner Veltliner Stein – 92 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2023 - 2035
  • Vintage 2020 · Riesling Kögl – 92 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2035
  • Vintage 2019 · Riesling Steiner Goldberg – 96 points · Anne Krebiehl MW · Drinking window 2025 - 2050

VINOUS 2018 · 11 REVIEWS

June 2018

  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Pfaffenberg – 94 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2030
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Hund – 94 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2030
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Zwilling – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2028
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Kögl – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2028
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Gaisberg – 92 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2026
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Grillenparz – 92 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2025
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Braunsdorfer – 92 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2025
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling 501 – 92 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2025
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Schreck – 90 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2023
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Goldberg – 89 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2022
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Rock 'n' Riesling – 89 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2020

VINOUS 2017 · 6 REVIEWS

September 2017

  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Steinzeug – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2028
  • Vintage 2016 · Grüner Veltliner Goldberg – 92 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2026
  • Vintage 2016 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk – 91 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2021
  • Vintage 2016 · Grüner Veltliner Kreuzberg – 91 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2022
  • Vintage 2016 · Riesling Handwerk – 90 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2022
  • Vintage 2016 · Grüner Veltliner Urban.GV – 88 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2018 - 2019

VINOUS 2016 · 12 REVIEWS

June 2016

  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Braunsdorfer ZW – (93-94) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2028
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Steinzeug – (93-94) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2028
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Grillenparz – (92-93) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2026
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Braunsdorfer – (92-93) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2026
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Kögl – (92-93) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2024
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Ströck – (92-93) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2026
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Gaisberg – (91-92) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2024
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling 501 – (91-92) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2024
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Handwerk – 91 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2022
  • Vintage 2015 · Riesling Schreck – (90-91) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2022
  • Vintage 2015 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk – 89 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2018
  • Vintage 2015 · Grüner Veltliner Goldberg – (88-89) points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2020

VINOUS 2015 · 24 REVIEWS

September 2015

  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Gaisberg – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2026
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Braunsdorfer Zwillinge – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2026
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Schreck – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2026
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Hund – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2026
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Grillenparz – 92 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2024
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling 501 – 92 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2026
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Kögl – 91+ points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2017 - 2024
  • Vintage 2014 · Grüner Veltliner Handwerk – 91 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2020
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Handwerk – 91 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2020
  • Vintage 2014 · Grüner Veltliner Urban.GV – 89 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2017
  • Vintage 2014 · Riesling Urban.R – 89 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2017
  • Vintage 2014 · Weissburgunder Goldberg – 88 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2016 - 2018

October 2015

  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Steiner Hund – 95 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2015 - 2030

May 2015

  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Kögl – 95 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2015 - 2030
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Schreck – 94 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2015 - 2030
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Steinzeug – 94 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2015 - 2028
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Gaisberg – 93 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2015 - 2030
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Grillenparz – 90 points · David Schildknecht · Drinking window 2015 - 2025

February 2015

  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Reserve Steinzeug Limited Edition – 93 points · Joel B. Payne · Drinking window 2016 - 2025
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Reserve Schreck – 92+ points · Joel B. Payne · Drinking window 2016 - 2025
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Reserve Kögl – 92 points · Joel B. Payne · Drinking window 2015 - 2023
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Reserve Hund – 91+ points · Joel B. Payne · Drinking window 2015 - 2023
  • Vintage 2013 · Grüner Veltliner Reserve Steiner Goldberg – 91 points · Joel B. Payne · Drinking window 2015 - 2023
  • Vintage 2013 · Riesling Reserve Gaisberg – 91 points · Joel B. Payne · Drinking window 2015 - 2023

PARKER · GAULT MILLAU · VINARIA · A LA CARTE

VINTAGE 2018

ROBERT PARKER

  • Riesling Gaisberg – 94 points
  • Riesling Kögl – 93+ points
  • Riesling Braunsdorfer – 93+ points
  • Riesling Pfaffenberg – 92 points

GAULT MILLAU

  • Riesling Braunsdorfer – 18,5 points
  • Riesling Schreck – 18,5 points
  • Riesling Pfaffenberg – 17 points

VINARIA

  • Riesling Braunsdorfer – 4 stars

A LA CARTE

  • Riesling Schreck – 94 points
  • Riesling Pfaffenberg – 92 points

FALSTAFF

  • Riesling Schreck – 95 points
  • Riesling Pfaffenberg – 92 points

Reviews are snapshots of individual vintages. What matters to me is that every wine speaks honestly of its site, its year and my hand.