Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of four days and largely consistent throughout…though maybe leaning towards Day 3-4. The 2012 pours a straw color with medium viscosity. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart tropical and orchard fruit: pineapple, peach cup, tangerine, petrol, minerals. On the palate, the wine is dry with high acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. What a banger! AlZINGer does it again. These beg for some time in the cellar but few have the patience. Wow. Drink now through 2032 easy. — 3 months ago

Jeroen Koenen

9.5

Wow, this is one animal of a wine!
Dense! Intense! Papaya, nectarine, pumpkin spiced latte (cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, white pepper), orange zest.
Great with pumpkin/pecan/sagebutter ravioli.
— 4 months ago

romo

9.2

Firm yet rich enough. A real pleasure bomb. — 7 months ago

Stephen Osgood

9.2

vibrant snappy green Grüner. excellent complement to fish taco @ Quintonil. — a year ago

Aaron Rankin

9.2

New to the style. Quite tart and acidic, smoky, and showing fresh saline. A delicate wine with a firm constitution. — 2 years ago

Gladys Xiques

9.4

Golden yellow. Exquisite. Paired with tomatoes and the yellow ripe fruit paired with the acidity of the tomatoes. — 4 years ago

Nick

9.5

Austrian delight for Sean’s birthday via Howard street — 5 years ago

with Meghan, Sean and 1 other

Shay A

9.2

Any time I open a Riesling or GV from a reputable producer, I wonder why I don’t open them more often.

Great vintage, great Austrian producer.

I really enjoy the differences between Alsatian Rieslings, German Rieslings and Austrian Rieslings, the latter normally being a bit more textural/full-bodied (and higher in ABV at 13%, compared to the typical 8-10% range of the others). Pale yellow in the glass. White peach and a sweet lemon/lemongrass type of aromatic. Ripe stone fruits (more peach but also apricot) and minerals/slate alongside a spine of acidity that isn’t sharp, but balanced. Tasty. — 3 months ago

Martijn

9.3

Fantastic GV. Very aromatic, tea, lime, pear, beautiful golden color. Paired with homemade tomato risotto with ham and burrata. — 8 months ago

Peter Sultan

8.9

Zweigelt based rose. Varietal strikes me as such a natural fit for rose- super juicy & expressive- & semi frizzante in this bottling. Roses & cardamon on nose, strawberries, strawberry petals, black cherry soda on palate. All for under 13$. — 2 years ago

Michal Rosenn

9.0

lovely weeknight grüner — 3 years ago

Mike Miller

9.7

Smooth heavy golden nectar — 4 years ago

with Anne

Raj Harb

9.4

Excellent mature bottle of Riesling. Aromatics start to kick in 20-30 min after opening. Deep stone fruit, honey. Good acidity. Very nice — 6 years ago

Irina Georgieva

9.0

Great wine, rich taste, long aftertaste and good balance. — 3 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.0

A bit disappointing. Full bodied and rich, but lacking anything to distinguish it. — 4 months ago

with Vicki

John Van Trijp

9.9

Double Magnum — 5 months ago

Vanessa

9.5

Nikolaihof is among the oldest winemaking estates in Austria with roots going back approx. 2,000 years. The estate sits among Roman ruins and ancient structures. It was acquired by the Saahs family in 1894, passing from generation to generation since then.🤩🤩

In 1971 it was one of the first estates in the world to adopt biodynamic practices and has been Demeter certified since 1998. Its vineyards can be found on steep hillsides of the Wachau region (a UNESCO World Heritage site) in Austria, overlooking the meandering Danube River, with geographical features that help fuel ripening and moderate temperatures during the growing season. ☀️🌱

This wine is medium (trending deep) gold in appearance. 👁️

👃🏻 On the nose are complex aromas with pronounced notes of peach skin, nectarine, ripe papaya, dried apricot, yellow apple, honeysuckle, peony, steely minerality, wet stones, orange marmalade, hay, fennel, damp leaves, honey, cream, and petrol.

👄 On the palate this wine is dry with mouth-watering acidity, mouth-coating and textural qualities, medium alcohol (12.5%), flavors match the nose, and a long, polished finish.

It’s hard to believe this wine is essentially 24 years old, as it has retained incredible vibrancy adding lift to the earthy and honeyed characteristics. It was bottled in June, 2016, after nearly 16 years aging in old Austrian casks, resting underground in Nikolaihof’s dark Roman-built cellar.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 — 9 months ago

with Deked1

Douglas Braun

9.1

2010 -Vintage - yellow/gold , amazing character, for a 12 year old wine amazing character yellow apple, Stoney, spice , honey ,medium plus bodied — 3 years ago

Aravind A

9.3

About 3 years since my last bottle. This is fantastic now. On the nose: ripe peach, soft yeast, dense honeysuckle, soft petrol..so floral and intense. Fantastic acidity, and amazing density, lemon oil, peach, honey, then dripping with mineral intensity...wet stone, mineral oil, and the fruit recedes, only to reappear as soft lemon on the finish. Absolutely lovely. — 4 years ago

Fredybeans

9.1

Jaune soutenu
Nez terpénique mais avec des notes plus lourde fruit jaune
Bouche large dense opulente avec une sensation de pierre chaude
Mineralite dans la densité plus que dans le côté aérien chauffe un peu — 6 years ago

with picolator