Zeitspiel 4 Ehrenhausen Sauvignon Blanc Spatabfullung
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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.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled sea bass
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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.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1959 in the picturesque hills of Southern Styria, Austria, Weingut Tement is a family-run estate globally renowned for defining the modern standard of Austrian Sauvignon Blanc. Now managed by the third generation, Armin and Stefan Tement, the winery is situated on the steep, limestone-rich slopes of the legendary Zieregg vineyard. Operating under strict biodynamic principles, the estate focuses on minimal intervention, spontaneous fermentation, and extended lees aging in neutral oak casks to preserve the intense minerality of their terroir. Their signature single-vineyard wines, particularly the iconic Ried Zieregg Sauvignon Blanc and Ried Grassnitzberg, showcase an unparalleled tension and longevity that have cemented Tement's reputation as one of Austria's premier wine estates.