Zeitspiel 4 Ehrenhausen Sauvignon Blanc Spatabfullung
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–15 years from the vintage release, with the potential to cellar beautifully for up to 20 years due to its extensive lees aging.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled sea bass
✨ Technical Specifications
Weingut Tement's 'Zeitspiel' series is a testament to the transformative power of patience. 'Zeitspiel 4' (Time Play 4) refers to a Sauvignon Blanc from the steep, limestone-rich slopes of Ehrenhausen that has been matured on its fine lees for a full four years prior to its late bottling ('Spätabfüllung'). This extended contact with the yeast in neutral oak casks imparts a remarkable textural complexity, softening the grape's natural high acidity into a creamy, multi-dimensional palate while preserving the intense, salty minerality characteristic of the region's coral limestone soils. The result is a profound, slow-aged expression of Styrian Sauvignon Blanc that eschews primary fruit in favor of savory herbs, wet stone, and deep structural tension.
🍾 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%