Origin
Austria, Wachau, Mautern
Quality grade
Auslese
Site
Altenburg
Site Type
terraces
Varietal
Riesling 100 % | 40 years
3000 plants/ha | 3000 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
south
Sea Level
240 m
Soil
humus
primary rock
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | middle/october
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Skin Contact
8 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
steel tank | 4 week(s)
Maturing
steel tank | 6 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
3 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
3 month(s)
Bottling
natural cork | beginning/october 2018
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | sweet
Alcohol
12 %
Residual Sugar
33 g/l
Certificates
Demeter, bio-dynamic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
12 - 14 °C
Aging Potential
high (35 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2020 - 2050
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.