Ried Hochkittenberg Weisser Burgunder
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
creamy mushroom risotto, roasted poultry, pan-seared veal chops
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1959, Weingut Tement is a benchmark family-owned estate situated on the steep, dramatic hills of Südsteiermark along the Austrian-Slovenian border. Propelled to international renown under Manfred Tement and now steered by sons Armin and Stefan Tement, the winery practices certified biodynamic viticulture across mineral-rich limestone and coralline limestone soils. Renowned for their precision, longevity, and profound terroir expression, the estate specializes in world-class Sauvignon Blanc and Morillon (Chardonnay), with iconic single-vineyard bottlings hailing from top cru sites such as Ried Zieregg and Ried Grassnitzberg.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Weisser Burgunder