Nikolaihof - Riesling Vinothek Wachau 2002 (750ml)
Price: $244.00
Sale Price: $183.00
| Producer | Nikolaihof |
| Country | Austria |
| Region | Wachau |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Vintage | 2002 |
| Sku | 1660346 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 98 Points
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
jsWine Advocate: 94+? Points
From the Weingebirge and bottled in July 2018 after 16 years in oak the 2002 Riesling Vinothek is deep and complex on the elegant and spicy nose that doesn't reveal any classic Riesling aromas but rather the coolish vintage ("flood vintage") and the long elevage in a traditional 60-hectoliter foudre. Crystalline and refined on the palate this is an elegant highly complex and vital yet still firm and initially even tannic and astringent wine that needs lots of patience. 12.5% alcohol. Tasted at the domaine in June 2021.
