Rossberg Riesling
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
grilled freshwater fish, spicy Asian cuisine, roasted pork
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Hailing from the steep, wind-swept slopes of Southern Styria, Weingut Tement's expression of the Rossberg vineyard showcases the estate's mastery of cool-climate viticulture. The Rossberg site is renowned for its high elevation and distinctive 'Opok' soils—a local term for compacted clay silt and limestone marl. While Styria is globally celebrated for Sauvignon Blanc, Tement applies their meticulous biodynamic practices to Riesling here, capturing an incredibly tense, mineral-driven profile. The grapes are hand-harvested from these challenging slopes, spontaneously fermented with native yeasts, and aged on the fine lees in neutral oak casks. This minimal-intervention approach coaxes out a crystalline purity, electric acidity, and a deep, stony minerality that reflects the dramatic alpine-influenced terroir of the region.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Det familieejede Weingut Tement blev grundlagt i 1959 og regnes i dag for et ubestridt referencepunkt i Südsteiermark, smukt beliggende på de stejle, dramatiske skråninger langs den østrigsk-slovenske grænse. Vingården opnåede international berømmelse under Manfred Tement og drives i dag videre af sønnerne Armin og Stefan Tement med en kompromisløs, certificeret biodynamisk tilgang. Vinmarkerne er rige på kalksten og koral-kalkholdig jordbund, hvilket danner grundlaget for husets verdensklasse Sauvignon Blanc og Morillon (Chardonnay). Vinene udmærker sig ved deres knivskarpe præcision, store lagringspotentiale og dybe terroirpræg, ikke mindst i de ikoniske enkeltmarksaftapninger fra berømte cru-parceller som Ried Zieregg og Ried Grassnitzberg.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Riesling