Origin
Austria, Wachau, Mautern
Quality grade
Qualitätswein
Site
Vineyard Selection
Site Type
plains
Varietal
Chardonnay 100 % | 30 years
3000 plants/ha | 4000 liter/ha
Geografical Orientation
north
Sea Level
220 m
Soil
loess
danube gravel
Weather / Climate
Climate
continental
Cellar
Harvest
handpicked | beginning/october
Malolactic Fermentation
no
Skin Contact
8 hour(s)
Fermentation
spontaneous
steel tank | 3 week(s)
Maturing
large wooden barrel | 3000 L | used barrel | 3 month(s)
Time on the Full Yeast
3 month(s)
Time on the Fine Yeast
3 month(s)
Bottling
screw cap
Data
Wine Type
Still wine | white | dry
Alcohol
13 %
Certificates
Demeter, bio-dynamic
Allergens
sulfites
Drinking Temperature
8 - 10 °C
Aging Potential
high (15 years)
Optimum Drinking Year
2018 - 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.