Nikolaihof Baumpress Riesling 2015

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 according to the regulations of the Demeter Association. In 1894 the Saahs family took over the estate and carried on the traditions the monks had established here. Integrated farming continued, and even as winemaking and grape growing took a larger role at Nikolaihof in the 1960s, chemicals were never used in farming. Nikolaihof has been practicing Bio-dynamics since 1971, making them one of the longest Bio-dynamic practicing wineries in the world. Nikolaihof became Demeter certified Biodynamic in 1998. Annual bottle production of 95 000 bottles.

Grape Varietals & Region:100% Riesling from Wachau, Austria. The Riesling comes from loam, loess and paragneiss

Taste Profile:Light golden yellow in color, with aromas of ripe yellow pome and stone fruit, calamansi cream, lanolin, stone, ripe white and yellow flowers. Well strcutured Riesling with with silky, ripe acidity, deep minerality, white and yellow-fleshed fruit, spicy-herbal flavour

Winemaking Process: This wine from Nikolaihof follows a unique pressing process. A centreies old giant 15m tree press gently presses the grapes for over 10 hours, before the must is transferred to oak vats. Alcoholic fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in Austrian oak vats. The Baumpresse Riesling spent 18 months in a 2,000L cask before being bottled for release