Ried Hochkittenberg Weisser Burgunder
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Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
creamy mushroom risotto, roasted poultry, pan-seared veal chops
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Perched at an impressive elevation of up to 650 meters, Ried Hochkittenberg is one of the highest and coolest single-vineyard sites in Southern Styria. This extreme altitude, combined with steep slopes and a complex terroir of red gravel, clay, and shell limestone, provides a unique microclimate where grapes ripen slowly while retaining brilliant acidity. Weingut Tement cultivates this challenging site using strict biodynamic methods. Their Weisser Burgunder (Pinot Blanc) from Hochkittenberg is crafted with minimal intervention, undergoing spontaneous fermentation and extensive aging on the fine lees in neutral oak casks. This traditional approach coaxes out a beautifully textured wine that balances delicate orchard fruit notes with a profound, salty minerality and vibrant tension, reflecting the wild, wind-swept heights of its alpine-influenced origin.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1959 in the picturesque hills of Southern Styria, Austria, Weingut Tement is a family-run estate globally renowned for defining the modern standard of Austrian Sauvignon Blanc. Now managed by the third generation, Armin and Stefan Tement, the winery is situated on the steep, limestone-rich slopes of the legendary Zieregg vineyard. Operating under strict biodynamic principles, the estate focuses on minimal intervention, spontaneous fermentation, and extended lees aging in neutral oak casks to preserve the intense minerality of their terroir. Their signature single-vineyard wines, particularly the iconic Ried Zieregg Sauvignon Blanc and Ried Grassnitzberg, showcase an unparalleled tension and longevity that have cemented Tement's reputation as one of Austria's premier wine estates.