Ried Hochkittenberg Gelber Muskateller
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from vintage release, though exceptional vintages can develop beautifully for over a decade.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Spicy Asian cuisine, fresh goat cheese, asparagus dishes
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Perched at a breathtaking altitude of up to 650 meters, Ried Hochkittenberg is one of the highest and coolest vineyard sites in Southern Styria. This extreme elevation, combined with complex soils of red gravel, shale, and weathered limestone, provides the perfect stage for Gelber Muskateller—one of the world's oldest and most aromatic grape varieties. While Muskateller is often misunderstood as a simple, sweet aperitif, Weingut Tement elevates it to a serious, terroir-driven art form. Under their biodynamic stewardship, the grapes are hand-harvested and spontaneously fermented, resulting in a bone-dry, highly structured wine. It weaves a fascinating tale of alpine freshness, vibrant herbal spice, and intense mineral tension, far removed from ordinary expressions of the grape.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Det familieejede Weingut Tement blev grundlagt i 1959 og regnes i dag for et ubestridt referencepunkt i Südsteiermark, smukt beliggende på de stejle, dramatiske skråninger langs den østrigsk-slovenske grænse. Vingården opnåede international berømmelse under Manfred Tement og drives i dag videre af sønnerne Armin og Stefan Tement med en kompromisløs, certificeret biodynamisk tilgang. Vinmarkerne er rige på kalksten og koral-kalkholdig jordbund, hvilket danner grundlaget for husets verdensklasse Sauvignon Blanc og Morillon (Chardonnay). Vinene udmærker sig ved deres knivskarpe præcision, store lagringspotentiale og dybe terroirpræg, ikke mindst i de ikoniske enkeltmarksaftapninger fra berømte cru-parceller som Ried Zieregg og Ried Grassnitzberg.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Gelber Muskateller
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
11.5-12.5%