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| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2018 (based on 6 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.9 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 26 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 11/16/2021: Drinking extremely fresh. Mineral. Lean pear. So fine at 11 yrs out. (907 views) | | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 3/12/2017: Spiced pear fruit palate. Still so primary. Drink to 2026. (2497 views) | | | Tasted by bramwessel on 7/21/2015: Focused beam of intense acidity. Powdery minerality. Nose is Riesling-like, white flowers and orange spritz. Lime and just a bit oily like orange spritz on the mid-palate, but light, leaving a long-tail acidic finish. Theise never lets me down. (3909 views) | | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 11/28/2014: Pear fruit aromas, some English pea-ness. Not unlike the funk of a canning factory. Industrial pea matter aromas. Yes, 'salon'-ish, almost some earthy, poop funk. But in THE slightest manner, an element of complexity, hopefull so more than attract of development. Palate is reeling from the cork pull. Aroma, shows some of the skunk of the pea. Palate texture is so glossy, but med/+ acid. Sessionable from the GO.
Day 4 and this really settles into easy drinking pear fruit on the palate. (4747 views) | | | Tasted by njgolfer on 10/4/2013 & rated 89 points: lemon,tart green apple, wood notes, wheat grass/green herb on the palate. Does have some nice complexity (5978 views) | | | Tasted by bin905 on 9/30/2013 & rated 90 points: It begins with sweet fruit, shows more citrus and mineral in the middle and ends with nice acidity. I appreciate the range and complexity of flavors; including apple, pear, stone, citrus and spice. (5553 views) | | | Tasted by njgolfer on 7/2/2013 & rated 86 points: not as impressed with this wine as the other tasting notes.
unremarkable, comes off as slightly dry. (4485 views) | | | Tasted by decaturwinedude on 5/18/2013 & rated 91 points: Lemon, citrus fruit, great acidity. Minerality and slight hints of oil. Fresh and clean with a terrific cut to the mouth feel. Really like this wine. (3724 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 4/13/2013 & rated 88 points: Greenish; some apple and lemon; soft at times. (3133 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Sparty on 1/13/2013 & rated 92 points: Popped and poured with grilled mahi mahi, then finished the rest off two nights later. Aroma of citrus, in particular lemon, as well as some minerals. Taste is pretty consistent with the aroma, although a bit more of the citrus comes out. This is a nice & enjoyable wine that I look forward to drinking on a warmer day at some point. (2458 views) | | | Tasted by jibby on 11/11/2012 & rated 91 points: Pale straw color. Green apples, lemon. Wooden notes: toast, cedar, vanilla. Medium body. High acidity. Creamy texture. Unexpectedly complex. (2742 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 10/5/2012 & rated 87 points: Austere with hints of peach, lemon and apricot; tart; short finish. (2340 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 9/19/2012 & rated 91 points: Soft with light acidity; nice texture and length after some time. (2272 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 8/10/2012 & rated 89 points: Straw coloured; fat nose, yet a whiff of pepper & woodsmoke, pea pod & wet stone; soft n creamy texture, a mineral snap to mid palate; lacks length but an attractive, intriguing finish. (2271 views) | | | Tasted by nzinkgraf on 7/30/2012: very 'salon'-ish minerality, not unlike the 1er cru Chablis that I had earlier. Pear fruit on the nose and a jellybean thought as well. palate displays more green roughage quality, but along side pear and mineral. a very pleasing texture.
Day 3, greener with a more precise edge. Digging on the refreshing edge of day 3. (1950 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 7/2/2012: Has this streak of mineral that runs through it very strongly to me. Leesy, very chablis like. Very long finish. (1935 views) | | | Tasted by jmull on 5/19/2012 & rated 90 points: A little less effusive than my earlier bottle, but still a terrific match for sushi. (1966 views) | | | Tasted by paulst on 5/5/2012 & rated 92 points: Smooth complex minerally tangerine light honey some light banana and hints of vanilla; some light pepper; proper acidity. (1948 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 1/23/2012 & rated 91 points: Spring 2012 Terry Theise/WineWise/The Vienna Wine Co Tasting Part II: Austria (The General's Residence, Fort Mason, San Francisco, California): Light yellow color; focused, tart citrus, mineral nose; focused, mineral, lightly savory palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points (2205 views) | | | Tasted by WetRock on 6/30/2011: Fat fruited up front but thin towards the finish. A strong sense of pepper on the palate. (2481 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 6/27/2011 & rated 88 points: 2010 Vintage Germany and Austria: Terry Theise and WineWise/The Vienna Wine Company Trade Tasting (Hawthorne Room, Golden Gate Club, San Francisco Presidio, California): Light yellow color; mineral, tart apple nose; very tart apple, mineral, light pepper palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points (3755 views) | | | Tasted by salil on 6/21/2011 & rated 89 points: Theise/Skurnik DI tasting. Lovely - fresh, bright citrus and green pea notes, finessed and light on its feet. (2473 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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WineAlign (9/25/2013)
(Nikolaihof Hefeabzug Grüner Veltliner white) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (6/11/2013)
(Nikolaihof, Hefeabzug Grüner Veltliner Wachau White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (1/23/2012)
(Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner "Hefeabzug") Light yellow color; focused, tart citrus, mineral nose; focused, mineral, lightly savory palate; medium-plus finish 91+ points 91 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (6/27/2011)
(Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner "Hefeabzug") Light yellow color; mineral, tart apple nose; very tart apple, mineral, light pepper palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points 88 points | By Terry Theise
Terry Theise Estate Selections, 2011 Austrian Catalog (5/1/2011)
(Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner "Hefeabzug") ($31.00) This vintage is especially detailed and snappy and you seem to tate every pebble and each lee; it’s the liquid version of their salad of seventeen edible flowers and plants. And by the way, we drank a Hefeabzug from 1987 so don’t dare think this wine is some petite Vin de l’Année that won’t age. |
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Please note that while most wines of this Wachau producer are from that region, there is one property (Steiner Hund) that is actually in the Kremstal, and so is ineligible for the nomenclature used on Wachau wines. The Steiner Hund wine (one of Nikolaihof's top wines) has been variously described over the years as a Trockener Riesling Spätlese or a Riesling Trocken Reserve. The region 'Wachau' on Steiner Hund wines are incorrect--it should be 'Kremstal', but I'm having trouble changing it. Anyone help with this?
The wines are now produced biodynamically.
This former monastery in Mautern is now owned by the Saah family, who also serve their exquisite biodynamic fare in an onsite restaurant, an ideal place for a visit while in the valley spending a warm evening out under the ancient Imperial Linden tree in the courtyard, tasting wine, eating, and being regaled with Christine Saah's wonderful hospitality, close to heaven on earth for such as we. Highly recommended and a superb producer. jhtGrüner VeltlinerGrüner Veltliner, (or Gruener Veltliner when spelled without the Umlaut) is an indigenous white grape from Austria. Grüner Veltliner accounts for nearly 30% of the country's plantings making it the most widely grown grape in the country.
Grüner Veltliner is grown throughout the wine growing areas of Austria, but is most prominent in the area of Neiderösterrich (Lower Austria.) Grüner Veltliner is an ancient descendant of the white grape, Traminer, its other parent remains unknown.
Grüner Veltliner is a DAC classified wine in the wine growing areas of the Weinvertel DAC (District Appellation Control), Kremstal DAC, Kamptal DAC, Traisental DAC and Lethaiberg DAC. Other important growing areas include the areas of Wachau, Vienna, and Wagram despite the fact these regions are not currently recognized under the DAC system. Grüner Veltliner wines typically 12.5% abv, but can have more or less dependent on the region, the year and winemaker's personal style.
Grüner Veltliner is most commonly known as a bone-dry, highly acidic grape with distinct aromas and flavors of white pepper, green apple and citrus. While this is the typical flavor profile for young Grüner Veltliner wines, it is important to recognize that Grüner Veltliner is a very expressive grape and will show different dependent upon the region in which it is grown. For example, the Weinvertel will demonstrate high-acid, white pepper and green apple as noted, but a Grüner Veltliner from the Wachau is likely to show characteristics more typical of that of Riesling -richer, deeper fruit and a touch of stone; still other regions display different expressions that can include tropical notes, stone fruits, flint, smoke and more.
Though many Grüner Veltliner wines are made for immediate consumption, Grüner Veltliner can have incredible aging potential and can often be compared with white Burgundy, after all they are grown at roughly the same latitude. Grüner Veltliner made for aging will likely be slightly higher in alcohol and contain later-harvested grapes.
Although Grüner Veltliner is typically vinified dry, it may also be used on its own or as part of a cuvée to make sweeter styles such as Beerenauslese, Trokenbeeranauslese, Ruster Ausbruch (in the town of Rust only) or Eiswein.
Grüner Veltliner is an average-ripening grape and is typically harvested in October in Austria though weather conditions can force vine growers to harvest early.
Gruner Veltliner may be found in other areas of the world under the name of Weißgipfler, Grünmuskateller (AT), Veltlínské zelené (CZ), Zöld veltelini (HU), Veltlínske zelené (SK) or Zeleni veltlinec (SL).Austria Wein aus Österreich (Österreichischen Weinmarketinggesellschaft) | Austrian Wine Classifications (Winemonger.com)Niederösterreich Weinstraße Niederösterreich
Lower Austria Wine Region
Lower Austria isn't "southern" Austria, but rather northeastern. It derives its name from its downriver location on the Danube River, which flows from west to east.Wachau Official tourism website
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