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Familie Saahs Nikolaihof Riesling vom Stein Federspiel Wachau Austria |
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Austria, Niederosterreich, Wachau
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£213.80
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6 x 1.5 Litres |
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At Nikolaihof the Saahs Family cultivates 20 hectares of vineyards in the best locations on mineral-rich, steep-sloped, sunny terraces of granite, gneiss and mica . Some 55% of the vines are Riesling, about 35% Grüner Veltliner and the remaining 10% are divided between Neuburger, Weiburgunder, Fruhroter Veltliner and Chardonnay. To achieve higher quality the annual quantity of grapes harvested is very strictly limited. In the Nikolaihof vineyards harvesting is carried out by hand and to maintain the quality standards of Nikolaihof great attention is paid to the ripeness of the grapes. The grapes are pressed straight away and then, without any additives or treatment, using only the grapes' own yeasts, the fermentation takes place in a huge wooden vat at the natural temperature without any cooling or computer-calculated fermentation techniques. The great differences between day and night temperatures in the last weeks before the harvest produce a unique range of fruit flavours and bouquets, perfumes and aromas coupled with the very finest acidity. The Saahs family operates in accordance with the regulations of the Demeter Association, one of the strictest control systems of organic agriculture. Its principles may be very roughly summed up as follows: to get as much power and energy as possible into the wine whilst interfering with nature as little as possible. In the Nikolaihof vineyards no herbicides, pesticides, artificial fertilisers nor synthetic sprays are used, but stinging nettle manure, valerian drops, valerian tea and other specially produced preparations, which are applied in highly diluted form like homeopathic medicines, are used. The whole farm or enterprise must be run along biodynamic guidelines. Regular state inspections ensure that these working principles are properly applied. The biodynamic wine estate is regulated through the Austrian wine code, the Austrian foodstuffs codex and the EU directive 'Ecological Agriculture'. Nikolaihof is the oldest wine estate in Austria, whose history goes back almost 2000 years to Roman times. In the walls of Nikolaihof can be found remains of the early Christian Agapit basilica in which Bishop Pilgrim of Passau held a synod in 985 A.D. In 1075 the former 'Freihof' was referred to in a document as the central administrative seat of the Passau monastery of St Nikola; the present-day chapel was established by the Augustinian canons of this monastery. Wine has been produced here since the time of the Celts. The first documentary evidence of this dates from around 470 A.D. in the time of St Severin and the Romans. Available in 1.5 Litre Magnum bottles. (6 x 1.5 Litres)
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