Origin
Austria, Wachau, Mautern
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Burggarten
Normal Classification
Smaragd
Site Type
plains
Varietal
Neuburger 100 % | 70 years
3000 plants/ha | 3000 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
north
Sea Level
210 m
Soil
alluvial gravel
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
oak barrel | 2000 L | used barrel | 4 week(s)
Maturing
oak barrel | 2000 L | used barrel | 6 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
2 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
3 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Certificates
Demeter, bio-dynamic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
12 - 14 °C
Aging Potential
high (40 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
1991 - 2030
Winery
The Nikolaihof Wachau is a very special place that invigorates the people who live and spend time here. With almost 2,000 years of history, the estate is the oldest winery in Austria, and one of the first in the world to have begun operating by biodynamic principles. The estate has been owned by the Saahs family since 1894.