Saahs Nikolaihof, Vinothek Riesling Vintage:2000 Mesmerizing aromas of papaya

Mesmerizing aromas of papaya

Past its best though

Enough wood to merit pointing out is present on the vaguely exotic nose of apple compote

The 2004 Gruner Veltliner Privat – as per usual – comes from 40 to 50-year-old vines in a lower section of the Piri

it contributes a green olive

Saahs Nikolaihof, Vinothek Riesling Vintage:2000 Mesmerizing aromas of papayaWelcome to the riesling deep end! Try to climb out if you can, but I don't want to! Although this is almost 20 years old there's a kaleidoscope of dried fruit aromas which also make this one of the world's most amazing dry white wines. An austere, but enormously intense, dry finish that words can't easily describe.