Zieregg Vinothek Reserve Sauvignon Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared Dover sole with brown butter, roasted turbot over fennel purée, or aged hard mountain cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Originating from the steep limestone ridges of the renowned Ried Zieregg parcel overlooking the Slovenian border, this cuvée represents an extended-aging reserve expression of Sauvignon Blanc. The soils consist predominantly of coralline limestone and calcareous marl, forcing vine roots deep into mineral fractures. Vinification centers on spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in large neutral wooden casks, followed by prolonged maturation on the fine lees for several years prior to late bottling without fining or aggressive filtration, yielding extraordinary structural tension and salinity.
🍾 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
Sauvignon Blanc
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%