2015 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof 'Baumpresse' Riesling Wachau, Austria Branchwater 78% Grenache

78% Grenache

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

saline driven purity

bitter orange

2015 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof 'Baumpresse' Riesling Wachau, Austria Branchwater 78% GrenacheThe 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