Zieregg Vinothek Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared veal sweetbreads, roasted turbot with brown butter, aged Comté cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The 'Vinothek Reserve' represents the absolute pinnacle of Weingut Tement's winemaking artistry, sourced from the most prized parcels of the legendary Ried Zieregg. This steep, amphitheater-like vineyard sits on a prehistoric coral limestone reef that straddles the Austrian-Slovenian border, a unique geopolitical terroir where vines literally grow across national boundaries. While the standard Zieregg is already a masterpiece, the Vinothek Reserve undergoes an extraordinary maturation process, resting undisturbed on its fine lees in neutral oak casks for up to six to eight years before bottling. This patient, slow-motion aging coaxes out an unparalleled depth of character. The resulting wine transcends typical Sauvignon Blanc, trading primary fruit for profound, multi-layered complexity—weaving together notes of wet flint, dried wildflowers, white truffles, and candied citrus, all bound by a tense, vibrating core of limestone minerality.
🍾 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%