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| Drinking window: Drink between 2022 and 2028 (based on 42 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 84.5 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 9 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AudunG on 9/29/2023 & rated 88 points: Perfumed and delicious aromas with candies, honey, flowers and a little petro and caramel. Smooth, pure and delicate on the palate. Lovely wine! (238 views) | | | Tasted by Rond on 10/3/2021 & rated 90 points: Medium gold in color. Herbaceous, floral, ginger, and flint aromas. Light bodied and crisp. (521 views) | | | Tasted by Sunier6 on 3/2/2021 & rated 88 points: A tad sweet for solo drinking but perfectly paired with fettuccini with spicy sausage in a creamy sage sauce (669 views) | | | Tasted by C.Holywater on 10/30/2020 flawed bottle: Not sure if this one was in perfect condition. Poured by the glass and it seemed abit one dimensional to me, without the complexity I would expect from this producer. (676 views) | | | Tasted by Ebrim on 8/20/2020 & rated 87 points: short note - honey, ginger, lemon, yellow apples, a slight bitter finish, carry's a mark of a warm vintage. Well balanced, medium complex, very good quality 87p (685 views) | | | Tasted by Jon Harrison on 7/16/2020 & rated 91 points: Lt-med straw. Intense, perfumey GV nose of herbal, lemon-lime ricola hard candy. In this wine I can smell the herbal/floral garden of the Danube river valley.
In the mouth, this Nikolaihof Gruner immediately strikes with bracing acidity and mouth filling flavor. This wine has a lot of verve. Med-full body. Delicious! Totally dry.
Label days 12% alc (tastes more like 13.0%). Lovely trocken Gruner!
Solid 90-91 wine. (611 views) | | | Tasted by jvphoto on 12/24/2019 & rated 87 points: Screw cap. Light-pale straw. Rotting melon, apple peel nose - medium acidity grapefruit, pear. (416 views) |
| Nikolaihof Producer website
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).Federspiel Wikipedia about Federspiel (german)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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