Nikolaihof - Hefeabzug Wachau Grüner Veltliner 2020

Nikolaihof is the oldest wine estate in Austria, and credited with being the first biodynamic estate in the world. It is currently run by Nikolaus Saahs Jr. Grüner is one of those amazingly age worthy whites, transforming from a youthful, vibrant and verdant steely and white peppery wine into a striking, truffled, honeyed, waxy wine, still with that streaming, sleek minerality. The Hefeabzug (meaning lees-aged) Grüner is sourced from multiple sites near Mautern on loess soils, native fermented long and slow in in wooden barrels before transferring to 2,000-12,000 litre wooden foudres to continue aging on lees.