Zieregg Morillon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared turbot with hazelnut brown butter, roasted veal sweetbreads with chanterelles, dry-aged Comté or mature Styrian mountain cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Cultivated on the precipitous, south-facing parcels of the Ried Zieregg cru along the Slovenian border, this Morillon takes root in shallow soils composed of Miocene coralline limestone and calcareous marl. Hand-harvested according to certified biodynamic principles, the grapes undergo spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large neutral Austrian oak casks. The wine remains on its gross and fine lees for up to 24 to 36 months without battonage, developing structural tension and a distinct saline phenolic grip before being bottled unfiltered and unfined.
🍾 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
Morillon
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%