Origin
Austria, Wachau, Mautern
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
vom Stein
Site Type
hillside
Varietal
Riesling 100 % | 20 - 50 years
3000 plants/ha | 3000 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
east
Sea Level
240 - 260 m
Soil
loam
loess
danube gravel
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | end/september
Malolactic Fermentation
yes
Skin Contact
12 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
steel tank | 5 month(s)
Maturing
steel tank | 6 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
5 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
2 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | beginning/april 2014
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
11 %
Acid
6.2 g/l
Residual Sugar
23 g/l
Certificates
Demeter, bio-dynamic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
8 - 10 °C
Aging Potential
high (30 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2017 - 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.