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ReferenceVintage / sizePrice / bottleSource
Producer priceRecommended retail price — / 750ml ≈ $45.96Original €40.90≈ £34.55 www.dienikolai.at ↗

2020 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties Grüner Veltliner
Classification Smaragd
Region Wachau
Soil Paragneiss with loess and clay topsoil
Estate Grown Yes
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Dry and hand-harvested; the producer package describes its included wines as made without additives. The producer's package text shortens this bottle to '2020 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd' without printing the vineyard, while Skurnik's exact record maps vintage 2020 and SKU AT-NIK-12-20 to Im Weingebirge Smaragd and marks it certified biodynamic.
Certifications Demeter

2019 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 13.5%
Residual Sugar 1.6 g/L
Total Acidity 4.9 g/L
Calories (estimated) 115 kcal / glass
150ml glass115 kcal
750ml bottle575 kcal
Grape Varieties Grüner Veltliner
Drinking Window 25+ years of storage potential
Classification Qualitätswein, Smaragd
Region Wachau
Soil Loam, Loess and paragneiss rock
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details The structured producer panel states 3½ years in a large old oak cask, recommends serving at 12–14°C and asks that the wine be decanted. The aging duration is internally inconsistent: the adjacent German description again says approximately 3½ years, while its English translation says approximately 1½ years. Skurnik additionally describes lees aging in old barrels.
Certifications Demeter

2018 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties Grüner Veltliner
Classification Smaragd
Region Wachau
Soil Loess over paragneiss
Production Details Made in a large barrel and matured on its lees for three years before bottling; described as bone-dry.

Producer Information

Address
Nikolaigasse 3, 3512 Mautern, Wachau, Austria
Phone
+43 (0)2732 829 01
Owner
Familie Saahs
Cellarmaster
Nicolas Saahs

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