Baumpresse im Weingebirge Riesling trocken 2012 – Nikolaihof Wachau

The Riesling was pressed in 2012 in the 12-metre-long and 350-year-old tree press in a process lasting more than ten hours. After 18 months in large 2,000-liter barrels, it was bottled. The Riesling from loam, loess and paragneiss has 6 grams of acidity and 3.3 grams of residual sugar.

deep golden yellow

What a fantastic nose - right from the start! This is deep, unexciting, darkly spicy Riesling, aromatically somewhere between grape, stone and herbs. Deep in the base you think you have the clay in your nose, plus a hint of Penaten cream. In the middle layer there are yellow pome and stone fruit, all ripe but bright and clear. Above that is a hint of marjoram, a Brazil nut and some floral scent.

The palate shows power and volume, elegance and finesse. What a wonderfully pure, clear Riesling character. It has power, yes, but there is nothing, absolutely nothing here of what is so often said about the Wachau Rieslings, namely "too much of everything". Here, the juicy yellow stone fruit fruit combines with a grippy spicy and stony component, a clear texture on the palate and a lot of tension. At the same time, the Riesling is silky soft on the tongue. You can only take off your hat and pour yourself the next glass, drop the pen and go over to meditation.