2015 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof 'Baumpresse' Riesling Wachau, Austria Branchwater partially destemmed and partial maceration

partially destemmed and partial maceration with skins and stems for 5 days and pressed

Drained off

with the rest from massale-selection replantings from over the last decade or two

grown in an espalier at a height of six hundred meters

Chard / Sauvignon Blanc - the grapes are hand-harvested and carefully selected in the vineyard

2015 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof 'Baumpresse' Riesling Wachau, Austria Branchwater partially destemmed and partial macerationThe 2015 Riesling Baumpresse was pressed in the historic press operated by a single oak beam. It was bottled in 2020 and released in spring 2023. Waxiness hits the nose first, followed by dried lemon peel and zest. The palate is super smooth, with evolution that presents an intense waxiness, almost an oiliness, propelled by lemony intensity. Glints of ripe apricot shimmer, but the palate returns to its golden mean of dried lemon peel. The contrast