Ried Grassnitzberg Morillon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from release
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared Arctic char with beurre blanc, roasted guinea fowl with chanterelles, Wiener Schnitzel with warm potato-cucumber salad
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the steep, south- to southeast-facing slopes of Ried Grassnitzberg in Südsteiermark, this site is defined by weathered coralline limestone, quartz, and calcareous sandy marl (Opok). The Morillon vines yield fruit marked by high natural tension and concentrated sapidity. Spontaneously fermented with ambient yeasts in large neutral oak casks, the wine undergoes an extended elevage on the full lees without battonage, followed by aging on fine lees to build mid-palate texture while preserving pure mineral drive.
🍾 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
Chardonnay
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%