2015 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof 'Baumpresse' Riesling Wachau, Austria Branchwater Chard / Sauvignon Blanc -

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

grown in an espalier at a height of six hundred meters

Tement is specialized in making exceptional single-vineyard wines

saline driven purity

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

2015 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof 'Baumpresse' Riesling Wachau, Austria Branchwater Chard / Sauvignon Blanc -The 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