Origin
Austria, Wachau, Mautern
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Im Weingebirge
Site Type
plateau
Varietal
Grüner Veltliner 100 % | 10 - 50 years
3000 plants/ha | 4000 - 5000 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
north
Sea Level
220 m
Soil
loam
loess
paragneiss | medium | sub soil
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | middle/october
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Press
manual | 100 %
Fermentation
spontaneous
large wooden barrel | 1800 L | used barrel | 4 week(s)
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 1800 L | used barrel | 30 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
6 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
3 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | beginning/april 2018
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
12.5 %
Acid
5.3 g/l
Residual Sugar
3 g/l
Certificates
Demeter, bio-dynamic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
12 - 14 °C
Aging Potential
high (25 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2018 - 2040
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.