Pino T Sulz Weissburgunder
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared river trout with brown butter and capers, roasted veal sweetbreads, creamy polenta with wild chanterelles
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the steep, amphitheater-like slopes of Ried Sulz in Südsteiermark, this site-specific Weissburgunder (historically designated as Pino T) thrives on weathered calcareous marl soils known locally as Opok. Viticulture follows rigorous biodynamic protocols under respekt-BIODYN certification, yielding low, concentrated harvests. Spontaneous fermentation relies entirely on indigenous yeasts in large neutral Austrian and Slavonian oak casks (Fuder and Halbfuder). The wine undergoes prolonged maturation on its fine lees over 18 to 24 months, with minimal sulfur additions and zero fining or filtration, producing a saline, tension-driven palate framed by chalky phenolic texture.
🍾 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
Weissburgunder
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%