Vinous (Anne Krebiehi MW) 97 pts! The 2021 Riesling Vom Stein Smaragd is picked on Nikolaihof’s most easterly site, on the southern bank of the Danube, where a thick layer of loess covers Danubian gravels. The nose offers lardo, wax, bright yeast and a hovering sense of honey. The palate takes that honeyed note and wraps it in concentrated dried lemon peel, offering freshness, total direction and great poise. It is utterly juicy and salty at the core, so alive, energetic and vivid, yet so calm. The dynamics here are totally arresting. (Drink between 2026 - 2065)
James Suckling ( Claire Nesbet) 96 pts! Deep and enticing aromas of apricots, pineapple, honeycomb and candied lemons. Fantastic concentration and freshness on the palate, medium- to full-bodied, with lemony brightness and stone fruit richness. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold.
2021 Nikolaihof Riesling Smaragd Vom Stein
2021 Nikolaihof Riesling Smaragd Vom Stein
Vinous (Anne Krebiehi MW) 97 pts! The 2021 Riesling Vom Stein Smaragd is picked on Nikolaihof’s most easterly site, on the southern bank of the Danube, where a thick layer of loess covers Danubian gravels. The nose offers lardo, wax, bright yeast and a hovering sense of honey. The palate takes that honeyed note and wraps it in concentrated dried lemon peel, offering freshness, total direction and great poise. It is utterly juicy and salty at the core, so alive, energetic and vivid, yet so calm. The dynamics here are totally arresting. (Drink between 2026 - 2065)
James Suckling ( Claire Nesbet) 96 pts! Deep and enticing aromas of apricots, pineapple, honeycomb and candied lemons. Fantastic concentration and freshness on the palate, medium- to full-bodied, with lemony brightness and stone fruit richness. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification. Drink or hold.
Related Products
