Grape: Riesling
Region: Wachau
Vineyard: Various
Soil: Loam, Loess, Paragneiss rock
Winemaking: Aged for 16 years in 3,500 liter old oak casks
The best parts of the harvest are blended and held for an extended period in cask
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2008
Country:
Austria
Region:
Wachau
Appellation:
Wachau
Variety:
Riesling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Biodynamic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | AT-NIK-27-08 | 6/750ml |
Resources
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2002
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2018-12-20
2002
Wine Advocate
Score
94-96
Date
2021-12-20
1997
Vinous
Score
97
Date
2024-02-01
"The 1997 Riesling Vinothek Fass Severin was bottled in February 2022 after almost 25 years in a 3,000-liter barrel, on whose headboard is a carving of Saint Severin—hence the name. (NB this is a different wine from a different site than the one previously released in 2014 as Vinothek 1997). A cooling sense of lemon and Mirabelle rises from the slightly waxy, slightly yeasty nose. All is subdued, and nothing is up-front. Concentration and linearity of lemon brightness is immediate on the palate. This is a pure, very ripe, intense Riesling of unusual freshness. It has a salty, waxy depth that draws you in but comes across as immensely youthful. This is so clean-cut, so hair-raising, so pristine—a wonderful depiction of Riesling's essential nature as a life force of freshness and inherent drive. Profound lemon freshness echoes long. (Bone-dry)"
1997
Wine Advocate
Score
97
Date
2015-04-29