2020 Nikolaihof Gruner Veltliner Zwickl

From: Wachau, Austria Varietal: Grüner Veltliner “We’re on the wrong side of the Danube, we’re biodynamic, we like to age our wines and we make lighter styles – so yes, there are at least four reasons why people think we’re crazy.” –Nikolaus Saahs, winemaker at Nikolaihof (quoted in Simon J. Woolf's article for The Palate Press) Nikolaihof’s holdings are some of the farthest east in the Wachau near the village of Mautern on the Danube’s south bank. These are also some of the oldest known vineyards in Europe, with sites such as “im Weingebirge” being mentioned as far back as 470AD. Whether it’s Nikolaus's biodynamic know-how, his focus on ancestral vinification techniques, or the quality of his terroir, the resulting wines are wildly unique and joyful. They are singular wines, irreplicable anywhere else in the wine-making world. Tasting Notes: "Plenty of yeasty creaminess and aromas here, which really help to harmonize this light and crisp gruner veltliner’s acidity. Super refreshing, b