Rossberg Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–12 years from release
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared river trout with lemon-herb butter, roasted pork belly with sauerkraut, goat cheese tart with caramelized onions
✨ Technical Specifications
Originating from the single vineyard Ried Rossberg, this rare Styrian Riesling thrives on gravelly, quartz-rich soils layered with weathered slate and clay. Viticulture is conducted strictly under certified biodynamic principles, emphasizing soil health and biodiversity on extreme inclines. In the cellar, the must undergoes spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in neutral large wooden casks and stainless steel, followed by extended maturation on the fine lees without fining or filtration to emphasize structural tension, razor-sharp purity, and mineral depth.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5% - 13.0%