Ried Steinbach Furst Gelber Muskateller
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Southeast Asian cuisine, fresh goat cheese, grilled sea bass with herbs
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the steep, wind-swept slopes of Gamlitz, the Ried Steinbach vineyard is home to the prized 'Fürst' parcel, a terroir defined by its complex soils of weathered loess, sand, and gravel. While Gelber Muskateller is one of the world's oldest cultivated grape varieties, often relegated to simple, off-dry styles, Weingut Tement elevates it to an art form. Under their biodynamic stewardship, this Erste Lage bottling undergoes spontaneous fermentation and extended lees contact in neutral casks. This meticulous, low-intervention approach coaxes out a sophisticated, bone-dry expression of the grape, balancing its wild, exotic floral aromatics with a deep, smoky, and salty minerality that reflects the ancient marine heritage of the Styrian basin.
🍾 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
Gelber Muskateller
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
11.5-12.5%