2019 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof im Weingebirge Smaragd Gruner Veltliner, Wachau, Austria Niederösterreich One bottle maximum

One bottle maximum

Andy makes this every year in an attempt to recreate a picnic that happened in a park in Texas in the spring of 1997

This is Rougeot's most structured

chiseled tannins and subtle minerality

though we think they should stand mightily in their own category of Bierzo fame

2019 Familie Saahs Nikolaihof im Weingebirge Smaragd Gruner Veltliner, Wachau, Austria Niederösterreich One bottle maximumThought to be the oldest documented vineyard, the name Im Weingebirge dates back to the 5th Century. The wines from this vineyard are known to have impressive depth and minerality. The soil is varied with loess on the higher terraces and deep topsoil over primary rock lower down the slope. The wine ages on its lees in old barrels, giving creamy texture.