2009 / 2010

In recent years, Hannes Sabathi has been causing quite a stir – and often - with his authentic wines that express their relationship to the soil and show even more personality because of their edges and corners. [...] The wines are distinguished by high ripeness and a very good acidity structure. They are tightly woven, minerally and very clear and focused - exactly like Hannes Sabathi´s taste.

92 – 94 points    2008 Sauvignon Blanc Kranachberg
91 – 93 points    2007 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve
90 points    2008 Gelber Muskateller Klassik

September 2009

Riegl aufi, Riegl obi (uphill – downhill)

Markus Honsig wrote about the most exciting wine sites in the Südsteiermark. Along with Pössnitzberg, Steinbach and Schusterberg, he also wrote – and very intensely - about our Kranachberg site. Download article

July 2009

Wine of the month

Stephan Reinhardt, editor or WeinWisser magazine, tasted our Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2006 and rated it with 17 out of 20 points. He called it "a noble Kranachberger”. Plus, he wrote that it is “finer and more layered – also more serious and complex than many of its competitors." Download article

July 16th, 2009

Young and Restless

Peter Rüedu wrote about our Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2006: "The Reserve 2006, matured for more than two years in small wooden barrels, is a non-plus-ultra of elegance on the Sauvignon scale - complex, multilayered and the complete opposite of the obtrusively fragranced nose that the variety can yield from heavy soils and after loveless `chug and chuck ´ vinification. Sabathi has succeeded in creating one of the most beautiful Sauvignons that I´ve ever tasted." Download article

April 2009

Time of Ripening

Wolfgang Wieser visited me and two other winemakers to find out the wine-credo that unites us – specifically vintage, personality, site and patience. "Hannes Sabathi, the likeable stubborn one from the Südsteiermark and whose life would be much easier if he would produce the usual standard, calls it - somewhat poetically – the `time of ripening´." Download article

2009 / 2010

2 stars 2008 Sauvignon Blanc Kranachberg
2 stars 2007 Weißburgunder Reserve
2 stars 2007 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve

2009

For Gault Millau, our Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2006 is one of Austria´s ten best white wines and was rated in the Guide 2009 with 19 points. The 2009 Gault Millau´s points for our wines:

19 points       2006 Sauvignon Blanc Reserve
18.5 points    2007 Grauburgunder Jägerberg
18 points       2006 Morillon Reserve
17.5 points    2007 Sauvignon Blanc Kranachberg
17 points       2007 Morillon Kranachberg

February 2008

Jamie Goode wrote in his wine blog about our meeting:

Wild Honey with Hannes Sabathi
I met with young Austrian winemaker Hannes Sabathi (pictured) today for lunch at Wild Honey. […]

So, how were Hannes' wines? Not yet 28, and running the family winery, he seems to be doing a brilliant job. The winery is in Südsteiermark (Southern Styria), which specializes in Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Muskateller. The Klassik wines are precise and fresh, while the Single Vineyard wines have real personality and depth, allied to a minerally precision. There's also a reserve line, and the two Sauvignon Reserves I tried, 2003 and 2006, are among the best expressions of this grape I've yet to experience.

http://www.wineanorak.com/blog/2008/02/wild-honey-with-hannes-sabathi.html

2007

Stuart Pigott and his team on our wines:
Hannes Sabathi is a young and restless winemaker who isn´t afraid to go in new directions. (...) The wines of Hannes Sabathi are different from the Styrian average. They are bold, self-confident and full of finesse and harmony. Also beautiful is the bone-dry style of his Classic line (...)

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