Sernau Konig Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared Arctic char with lemon-caper butter, roasted goat cheese crostini with fresh herbs, or grilled langoustines.
✨ Technical Specifications
Ried Sernau, specifically the premier 'König' parcel, is defined by weathered, slate-rich crystalline schist soils intermingled with gravel and sand, perched at elevations upward of 400 meters. Hand-harvested according to strict biodynamic principles, this single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc undergoes spontaneous native-yeast fermentation in large neutral oak casks. Extended aging on the fine lees without racking or filtration yields a chiseled, mineral-driven expression marked by flinty tension and textural persistence.
🍾 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
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%