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Nikolaihof
A wine cellar where Roman legionaries once quenched their thirst – sounds like legend, but at Nikolaihof Wachau it's reality. Austria's oldest winery stands on Roman foundations dating from 63 BC. The Saahs family has managed this place since 1894, biodynamically according to Demeter standards since 1971. On 22 hectares, Riesling and Grüner Veltliner mature in large wooden barrels – sometimes for 20 years. The result? The first Austrian wine to achieve 100 Parker Points.
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Im Weingebirge Grüner Veltliner Federspiel trocken 2006 1500ml Magnum
125,50 €Incl. VAT where applicable -
Im Weingebirge Grüner Veltliner Smaragd trocken 2006 1500ml Magnum
166,01 €Incl. VAT where applicable -
Im Weingebirge, Grüner Veltliner Federspiel trocken 1988 1500ml Magnum
265,00 €Incl. VAT where applicable
More about Nikolaihof
Where Roman Legionaries Planted Their Vines
Whoever steps through the gate of Nikolaihof enters living history. Beneath one's feet lie the foundations of Favianis, a Roman fortress dating from 63 BC. The Celts had revered this place as sacred long before. In the courtyard stands the medieval Agapitus Chapel, whilst the vineyard "Im Weingebirge" is considered the first documented vineyard in Europe – recorded since 470 AD. Not a marketing story, but historical fact.
Demeter Pioneers Out of Necessity
The Saahs family took over Nikolaihof in 1894, but lost large parts of the estate during the Second World War. When grandfather Saahs repurchased the property in 1960, he died that same year. His son faced a fresh start in 1962 with no capital – and farmed out of necessity using "old methods". What began as a shortcoming became a conviction: when Christine Saahs married into the family in 1971, she brought her experience with Rudolf Steiner's biodynamic principles. Nikolaihof became Austria's first Demeter-certified winery and remains to this day the only certified biodynamic producer in Wachau. When Fred Loimer co-founded the respekt-BIODYN association in the neighbouring Kamptal in 2006, Nikolaihof had long been a model for a new generation of Austrian winemakers.
20 Years of Patience in the Roman Cellar
In the Roman barrel cellar, a 350-year-old wooden press operates – a monument of oak beams that produces wines of phenomenal inner structure. The musts ferment spontaneously in large Slavonian oak casks, some ageing here for a decade and longer. The legendary Vinothek line embodies this philosophy: the 1995 Riesling Vinothek matured for nearly 20 years before becoming the first Austrian wine to receive 100 Parker Points in 2014. Christine Saahs' reaction? She offered the rare wine only by the glass in her own restaurant – beneath an old linden tree in the courtyard.
Elegance Rather Than Concentration
Whilst many Wachau producers focus on power and extract, Nikolaus Saahs jr. chooses a different path. His wines – the mineral Im Weingebirge Grüner Veltliner or the complex Steiner Hund Riesling – display moderate alcohol levels and remarkable longevity. The 22 hectares function as a living organism: wild herbs grow between the vines, bees hum, emerald lizards bask on the stone terraces. This biodiversity is evident in the taste – wines of crystalline clarity and delicate structure.