Steirische Klassik Gelber Muskateller
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Steirischer Backhendlsalat (Styrian fried chicken salad with pumpkin seed oil), goat cheese crostini with fresh herbs, Vietnamese summer rolls with nuoc cham.
✨ Technical Specifications
Cultivated on steep, gravelly marl and coralline limestone soils throughout Südsteiermark, this cuvée captures the vibrant, dry personality of Gelber Muskateller under the traditional Steirische Klassik designation. Farming adheres to strict biodynamic standards to encourage pure physiological maturity while retaining brisk natural acidity. Grapes undergo selective manual harvesting followed by spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks, preserving primary aromatic purity. Aging takes place predominantly on the fine lees in neutral vessels for several months prior to bottling, yielding an intensely aromatic, bone-dry profile defined by elderflower, lemongrass, and crisp herbal lift.
🍾 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
Gelber Muskateller
🍷 ABV
11.5-12.5%