Ried Steinbach Furst Gelber Muskateller
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from release
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared trout with lemon and herbs, Thai green curry with lemongrass, roasted asparagus with goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on steep, south-facing terraces in Gamlitz, Ried Steinbach Furst is distinguished by gravelly, sandy clay loam and weathered sandstone soils that impart distinct mineral tension. Sourced exclusively from biodynamically cultivated Gelber Muskateller vines within this Erste Lage parcel, the fruit undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts followed by prolonged aging on fine lees in large neutral oak casks. The vinification maintains a strictly bone-dry, savory profile, prioritizing spicy herbal complexity and fine phenolics over simplistic primary fruit.
🍾 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
Gelber Muskateller
🍷 ABV
11.5-12.5%