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Nikolaihof Riesling (Dry) Vinothek 2002 - First Bottle

Technical Details

Blend	Riesling
Winemaker	Nicholas Saahs (father)
Country	Austria
Region	Niederosterreich
Appellation	Wachau
Farming Method	Certified Biodynamic
Alcohol	12.5

Nikolaihof Riesling (Dry) Vinothek 2002

Riesling | Austria

JS98, WE97, WA94-96

$149.95 - 750mL

This remarkable, singular Austrian Riesling was forged over sixteen years in barrel, deep in the caves of Nikolaihof – Austria’s legendary 2,000-year-old winery. The fruit hails from the historic “Im Weingebirge” vineyard – the oldest named vineyard in Europe that has been planted to vine since before the 5th century. That pedigree alone is enough to make any wine lover curious, but when you factor in the critical praise (98, 96, 97 point scores from the top critics) and the intense brightness and elegance of this 20 year young riesling...just WOW! This is THE one white wine you need to try this year, but only TWO CASES… so grab yours before it’s gone!

Technical Details

Blend	Riesling
Winemaker	Nicholas Saahs (father)
Country	Austria
Region	Niederosterreich
Appellation	Wachau
Farming Method	Certified Biodynamic
Alcohol	12.5%

About The Producer

With almost 2,000 years of history, Nikolaihof is the oldest winery in Austria and one of the first in the world to have begun working by biodynamic principles. The grapes are harvested by hand, fermented without artificial yeast and stored in big, old Austrian oak casks. Nikolaihof is one of the most exciting wineries in the Wachau today, ask any serious sommelier his or her shortlist of the best of Austria and Nikolaihof will be on there. It was, at various times, a celtic place of worship, part of a Roman fort, a bishop's seat and an administrative center. History and tradition prevail in these focused, lip-smacking wines.

Reviews

James Suckling
"At first deep, dark and mysterious. Just like the Nikolaihof cellar, where this dry riesling spent 16 years in barrel. Then, a minty freshness develops that leaps out of the glass at you. By some miracle, it manages to taste ancient and lively at once. The finish is very long with great herbal complexity. From biodynamically grown grapes. Demeter certified. Drink or hold."

Wine Enthusiast
"A teasing, flinty whiff of reduction beckons from the glass before the taut, fresh, poised but juicy palate hits you. The flavor is reminiscent both of baked and fresh apple, with a smooth lanolin tone. This is not only and elixir but a whole fountain of youth, a full-flavored jewel of a wine. Still slender, still vivid and like balm for the soul. If only we could age so gracefully." *Editors' Choice*

Wine Advocate
"From the Im Weingebirge single vineyard, the 2002 Riesling Vinothek has been aged slightly filtered and sulfured for 16 years in a 6,000-liter oak cask. Bottled in July 2018, the brilliantly white-golden colored wine is fascinatingly clear and bright on the elegant and aromatic nose. Highly elegant and beautifully balanced on the palate, with some bitterness in the finish, this is a concentrated Riesling whose fine acidity is completely integrated. The finish is tight, intense, very complex and terribly long. The acidity is completely interwoven with the stony character, which gives the 2002 great elegance and finesse. Drink through 2045. "