Sekt Austria Große Reserve

Sekt g.U. · top tier · traditional method

Sekt Austria Große Reserve is the top tier of Austrian Sekt g.U.: grapes from a single municipality, traditional method, a press yield of at most 50% and at least 36 months on the lees.1

Rules

  • Origin: harvest and pressing in one municipality (Gemeinde). At least 85% of the grapes come from the named place; up to 15% may come from an adjacent municipality under set conditions. A Großlage or a single vineyard (Ried) may be named.1
  • Harvest: by hand, in crates filled to no more than 35 cm.1
  • Pressing: whole clusters, with a press yield of at most 50%.1
  • Method: second fermentation in the bottle (Méthode Traditionnelle) only.1
  • Time on lees: at least 36 months.1
  • Sweetness: residual sugar up to 12 g/L.1

What sets it apart

Große Reserve is the only tier where the origin is a single municipality rather than a federal state, and the only one that allows a single-vineyard name.1,2 Its press-yield limit is stricter than for Reserve (50% against 60%), and its lees minimum is twice as long (36 months against 18).1,2

RuleReserveGroße Reserve
Originone federal stateone Gemeinde
Minimum on lees18 months36 months
Press yieldmax 60%max 50%

Approval

The tier name is granted by official decision after analysis and tasting at the federal institutes in Eisenstadt or Klosterneuburg, and the bottle must carry the mark "Österreichischer Sekt geschützter Ursprung".1

The full tier system, with the testing institutes and the origin mark, is described on the Austria page.

See also

AustriaRegionsSekt Austria ReserveRegionsSekt AustriaRegionsTraditional methodMethodsAgeing on leesMethodsPressingMethods

Sources

  1. Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS). Sektbezeichnungsverordnung, BGBl. II Nr. 30/2022 idF BGBl. II Nr. 191/2023 (consolidated) (2023-06-24)
  2. RIS. Sektbezeichnungsverordnung § 3 (Sekt Austria Reserve), version in force from 24.06.2023 (2023-06-24)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19