Measuring yourself to continue improving. Weingut Leo HILLINGER is very glad about the numerous national and international awards its wines have won. Every star, every crown, every point is the confirmation of our chosen path and the demand for the highest quality – and at the same time the incentive to continue to work with great ambition and achieve even more.
The Austrian Wine and Gourmet Journal Falstaff awards up to 100 points annually. The wines of the Leo HILLINGER winery are always at the forefront.
| Wine | Vintage year | points | published |
| 2019 | |||
| Hill 1 | 2015 | 93 | 2019 |
| Blaufränkisch Terroir | 2015 | 93 | 2019 |
| Blaufränkisch Leithaberg DAC | 2016 | 92 | 2019 |
| Pinot Blanc Leithaberg DAC | 2017 | 92 | 2019 |
| Pinot Noir Terroir | 2015 | 92 | 2019 |
| Pinot Blanc Terroir | 2016 | 91 | 2019 |
| Sauvignon Blanc | 2018 | 90 | 2019 |
| Blaufränkisch | 2017 | 90 | 2019 |
| Blauer Zweigelt | 2017 | 90 | 2019 |
| Grüner Veltliner Terroir | 2016 | 90 | 2019 |
| Small Hill red | 2017 | 90 | 2019 |
| 2018 | |||
| Welschriesling | 2016 | 93 | 2018 |
| Pinot Noir Terroir | 2016 | 93 | 2018 |
| Leithaberg DAC | 2015 | 93 | 2018 |
| Hill Side | 2015 | 93 | 2018 |
| Pinot Noir Terroir | 2015 | 92 | 2018 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | 2015 | 92 | 2018 |
| St. Laurent | 2015 | 92 | 2018 |
| Grüner Veltliner Natural | 2015 | 92 | 2018 |
| Hill 1 | 2015 | 91 | 2018 |
| Hill 1 | 2013 | 91 | 2018 |
| Blaufränkisch Terroir | 2015 | 91 | 2018 |
We are grateful for the evaluation of one of USA’s leading wine journals “Wine Enthusiast”.
| Wine | Vintage year |
Points | Published |
| 2020 | |||
| Pinot Blanc Leithaberg DAC | 2017 | 93 | 2020 |
| Grüner Veltliner Leithaberg DAC | 2017 | 91 | 2020 |
| 2019 | |||
| Pinot Blanc | 2016 | 94 | 2019 |
| Blaufränkisch Leithaberg | 2016 | 94 | 2019 |
Austria’s magazine for wine culture rates Austria’s leading wineries with crowns and wines with stars. The Leo HILLINGER winery carries both crowns and stars in the ratings.
| St. Laurent | 2015 | 4 |
| Pinot Noir Terroir | 2015 | 3 |
| Natural Sauvignon Blanc | 2015 | 4 |
| Natural Grüner Veltliner | 2015 | 4 |
| Natural msktttnll | 2015 | 3 |
Around 2,500 wines from over 400 winegrowers are tasted by a top-class jury before they make their judgments. The Leo HILLINGER winery is always in the front row.
| Wine | Vintage year | points | published |
| 2019 | |||
| Pinot Blanc Leithaberg DAC | 2017 | 92 | 2019 |
| Grüner Veltliner Leithaberg DAC | 2017 | 92 | 2019 |
| 2018 | |||
| Pinot Noir Terroir | 2016 | 93 | 2018 |
| Hill 3 | 2017 | 93 | 2018 (Best of Sweet 2018) |
| Pinot Blanc Terroir | 2016 | 92 | 2018 |
| Hill 2 | 2016 | 92 | 2018 |
| Hill Side | 2015 | 92 | 2018 |
| Traminer Eiswein | 2012 | 92 | 2018 |
| Small Hill white | 2017 | 90 | 2018 |
Over 12,000 submissions from over 1,700 producers from almost 40 countries – at awc vienna, the best wineries in the world are awarded prizes every year. The wines of the Leo HILLINGER winery have already been awarded several times.
| Wine | Vintage year |
Points | Medaille |
| Hill 1 | 2015 | 90,4 | Gold |
| Hill 3 | 2017 | Gold | |
| Blaufränkisch Leithaberg DAC | 2016 | Gold | |
| Hillside | 2016 | Gold | |
| Pinot Noir Terroir | 2015 | Gold |
The international award for organic wines has become one of the most important tastings in the industry. In 2019, 291 wineries from 27 countries with 1103 organic wines took part in the major international organic wine award.
| Wine | Vintage year |
PAR Points | Medaille | Published |
| Zweigelt | 2017 | 92 | Gold | 2019 |
| Chardonnay | 2018 | 95 | Gold | 2019 |
| Grüner Veltliner | 2018 | 93 | Gold | 2019 |
| Gelber Muskateller | 2018 | 92 | Gold | 2019 |
Best of Burgenland! Around 1,700 wine samples from 287 wineries were submitted for this year’s wine awards. We are thankful about the great ratings!
| Wine | Vintage year |
Medaille | Published |
| St. Laurent | 2015 | Gold 2019 | Wein Prämierung Burgenland 2019 |
| Small Hill Rosé | 2018 | Gold 2019 | Wein Prämierung Burgenland 2019 |
In its 36th year of existence, the IWC is recognised as the world’s most rigorous, impartial and influential wine competition. The IWC evaluates every wine “blindly” and judges everyone for their loyalty to style, region and vintage.
| Wine | Vintage year |
PAR Points | Medaille | Published |
| Grüner Veltliner Leithaberg | 2017 | 95 | Gold | 2020 |
| Pinot Blanc Leithaberg | 2017 | 95 | Gold | 2020 |
The international competition MUNDUS VINI awards wines from all wine-growing regions of the world. The Leo HILLINGER winery has already won silver twice.
The CWSA (China Wine & Spirits Awards) is the largest and most prestigious wine and spirits competition in China.
| Wine | Vintage year |
Medaille | Published |
| Hill 1 | 2015 | Gold | 2019 |
| Blaufränkisch Terrior | 2015 | Gold | 2019 |
| Hill 3 | 2017 | Double Gold | 2019 |
A total of around 700 wines from 18 countries were exhibited at KWC 2019. Austria also competed against countries like Morocco, Moldova, Germany, Austria, Greece, Canada and South Africa with distinctive wines.
| Wine | Vintage year |
Points | Published |
| Blaufränkisch Terroir | 2015 | 95 | Korea Wine Challenge 2019 |
| Sauvignon Blanc | 2018 | 95 | Korea Wine Challenge 2019 |