Grüner Veltliner "Hefeabzug", Nikolaihof - 2022

Name: Grüner Veltliner "Hefeabzug", Nikolaihof
Brand: Nikolaihof
SKU: 11247
Price: 29.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 11247 750 mL

Hefeabzug means aged on the lees. This is Grüner Veltliner as Muscadet - with crisp, salty minerality on the palate and so much more body and spice. The Nikolaihof winery is one of the oldest wine estates in Austria, whose history goes back almost 2000 years to the Roman empire.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

Austria

Region

Wachau

Producer

Nikolaihof

Grape Variety

Grüner Veltliner

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

Nikolaihof makes wines beautiful. I sent a bottle of this in a mixed case to my father and stepmother, and when I went to visit them, it was still in their fridge. What a pleasant surprise for me! They had assumed that it was a sweet wine, I guess because of the long bottle, and they thought it was a Gewurztraminer. It was the last leg of a vacation that was not very vacation-like, and when I got to their house after a 6 hour train ride, finding this bottle all chilled and ready to drink was such a delight. My stepmom tasted it with us and she really liked it too. "It's dry," she said. This is the kind of wine, like a nice cru Beaujolais, that is a cut above your everyday drinking wine. Nikolaihof has been organic since always. While this is just their entry level wine, it's really great, and your step-mom will love it too.

- JGM

Glossary

Grüner Veltliner

Referred to by many Americans as "Gru-Ve," this white variety is nearly synonymous with Austrian wine. It's becoming wildly popular at the moment, especially compared to its obscure origins: it's known as the ultimate food wine for its great minerality and appealing freshness. The wines are consistent and eminently drinkable at the low end, and, on the premium side of things, full-bodied, long-lived, world-class whites.

Austria

Austrian wine is finally getting the attention it deserves. Ever since the late 1980s, Austrian winemaking has taken a much more rigorous approach to quality control, and returned to its roots in organic viticulture.Deservedly famous for its white wines (Grüner Veltliners especially), Austria makes a number of delicious red wines as well.The most widely grown red grape in Austria is Zweigelt (a.k.a. Blauer Zweigelt), which yields full-bodied wines, deep in color and featuring bold flavors of...