Ehrenhausen Grosse Reserve Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from release
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared river trout with brown butter, raw oysters with lemon, aged Alpine Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Grown across the calcareous marl and limestone parcels around Ehrenhausen in Südsteiermark, this traditional method Sekt Grosse Reserve highlights the high-altitude tension of local Morillon (Chardonnay) and Weissburgunder. Following spontaneous primary fermentation in neutral large wooden casks, the base wine undergoes extensive aging before secondary fermentation in bottle. It matures on its lees for a prolonged period exceeding 36 months to build savory autolytic complexity, followed by disgorgement with zero dosage to preserve crystalline mineral drive and precision.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1959 by Josef and Edina Tement, Weingut Tement rose to global acclaim under Manfred Tement, who transformed the family's modest holdings into an international benchmark for Austrian viticulture. Perched atop the rugged limestone ridge of Ried Zieregg along the border of Slovenia in Südsteiermark, the estate commands precipitous slopes composed of coralline limestone, marl, and schist. Today directed by Manfred alongside sons Armin and Stefan, the domaine converted fully to biodynamics, earning Demeter and respekt-BIODYN certifications. Cellar philosophy hinges on unhurried, low-intervention vinification, spontaneous native-yeast fermentations, neutral oak casks, and prolonged maturation on fine lees without fining or unnecessary filtration. The estate's benchmark bottlings—most notably Ried Zieregg Sauvignon Blanc, Ried Zieregg IZ Reserve, and site-driven expressions of Morillon and Weissburgunder—display tension, saline minerality, structural depth, and profound aging potential.
🍇 Grapes
Morillon (Chardonnay)
🍷 ABV
12.5%