Ried Sulz Morillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared river trout with brown butter, roasted veal sweetbreads, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Ried Sulz is a south-to-southwest facing amphitheater characterized by deep, weathered calcareous clay marl locally called Opok. Hand-harvested from biodynamically cultivated vines, the fruit undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large neutral oak casks. The wine rests on fine lees for extended maturation, developing a dense textural presence framed by pronounced salinity and taut mineral tension without relying on new wood.
🍾 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
Morillon
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%