Sernau Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled sea bass, roasted poultry, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, amphitheater-like slopes of the Ried Sernau vineyard in Southern Styria, this single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc is a masterclass in terroir-driven winemaking. Unlike the limestone-dominated soils of Zieregg, Sernau is characterized by gravelly, sandy, and quartz-rich soils, which impart a distinctively saline, smoky, and highly elegant mineral profile to the wine. Weingut Tement treats this site with utmost reverence, employing biodynamic farming practices and hand-harvesting the grapes at optimal ripeness. In the cellar, the juice undergoes spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts and is aged on its fine lees in large, neutral oak casks for up to 18 to 24 months. This minimal-intervention approach coaxes out a multi-layered complexity, showcasing notes of white peach, wild herbs, and crushed wet stones, backed by a vibrant, laser-like acidity.
🍾 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)
13% - 13.5%