Sausaler Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Goat cheese salad, grilled freshwater fish, herbed roasted chicken
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Weingut Tement's Sausaler Sauvignon Blanc is a masterclass in the expression of slate terroir. While the estate is famous for its limestone-rich soils in Berghausen, this village wine (Ortswein) hails from the historic Sausal region, home to some of the highest and steepest vineyards in Austria, reaching elevations of up to 600 meters. Here, the vines dig deep into ancient Paleozoic red and grey slate soils. This unique geological foundation, combined with dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, imparts a distinctively cool, flinty, and crystalline character to the wine. Spontaneously fermented and aged on its fine lees, it captures the wild, herbal essence of the Styrian highlands, offering a tense, mineral-driven alternative to the estate's limestone-grown classics.
🍾 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
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
12.5-13%