Nikolaihof Gruner Veltliner Hefeabzug 2022

The lightest Veltliner from Nikolaihof, named after the ageing process on light lees. It's complexity masks it's youth

Grüner Veltliner

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Citrus Fruit, Mineral, and Pepper / Spice, Smokey

BODY: Medium -
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Moderate (9-12%)

Origin: Wachau, Austria

Grape Varietals:

Grüner Veltliner

Winemaking:
Biodynamic and Organic
Wild yeast and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 0-6 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Tortellini with artichokes and mint, herb-crusted chicken with potato salad

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Sashimi

Nikolaihof Wachau

Nikolaihof Wachau is one of Austria's oldest wine estates, based in the Unesco-recognized region of Wachau. It is best known for its wines made from Riesling and Grüner Veltliner. The Saahs family has owned the estate since 1894

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Nikolaihof Grüner Veltliner Hefeabzug 2022

The lightest Veltliner from Nikolaihof, named after the ageing process on light lees.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Gruner Veltliner from the Wachau, Austria. Sourced from many different vineyards near Mautern, the Grüner Veltliner Hefeabzug is Nikolaus Saahs’ “Steinfeder” class.

Taste Profile: Extremely straightforward and young crisp Grüner Veltliner from Nikolaihof. Mineral, salty, light spiciness, great grapefruit acidity. All buffered with zesty passion fruit and sweet mango, with a hint of herbs & blond tobacco. Seems young and fresh at first, bright as well as delicately fragrant and has only slight yeasty notes

Winemaking Process: The wine was fermented spontaneously and bottled in April 2023. Before bottling, the wine was stored on fine lees for 6 months. In addition to 11.5 vol-% alcohol, it has 2.5 grams of residual sugar and 5.4 grams of acidity.

Bright & Mineral Whites

From the limestone character of Sancerre to the green, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc of Marlborough, this style group often shows off cut grass and wet stone. Often associated with coastal regions or limestone based terroir, these wines are characterised with crisp acidity, mineraiity, citrus tones, with a hint of grassiness

Oxidative Wines

A wine that is deliberately exposed to oxygen, usually as a result of open fermentors, or using porous vessel like oak barrels or Georgian amphorae. These wines tend to exhibit more nutty, dried fruit & saline notes, and typically have a darker color to them