Sausaler Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 2–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Goat cheese salad, grilled freshwater fish, herbed roasted chicken
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1959, Weingut Tement is a benchmark family-owned estate situated on the steep, dramatic hills of Südsteiermark along the Austrian-Slovenian border. Propelled to international renown under Manfred Tement and now steered by sons Armin and Stefan Tement, the winery practices certified biodynamic viticulture across mineral-rich limestone and coralline limestone soils. Renowned for their precision, longevity, and profound terroir expression, the estate specializes in world-class Sauvignon Blanc and Morillon (Chardonnay), with iconic single-vineyard bottlings hailing from top cru sites such as Ried Zieregg and Ried Grassnitzberg.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13%