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Signature Set
3 x 750 ml

Sauvignon Blanc

There is probably no other grape variety with which we are as deeply rooted as with Sauvignon Blanc. It is a liaison whose passion for this grape is still as strong in the third generation as it was on the first day. This passion and signature is reflected in our wines and runs like a red thread from Territory wines to the STK Premier Cru and the STK Grand Cru.  

0,75l

 99,00

“Signature wine” figuratively stands for “Tement being wrapped in bottles”.

Synonyms: characteristic / identity / distinctive mark / business card.

Born in 2023, the “Tement Garden” project has once again shown us how great Sauvignon Blanc can accompany vegetables. This has prompted us to stoke a special set of our “BEST OF” wines.

Enjoy: 3 x 1 bottles (750 ml)

  • 1x  KALK & KREIDE Sauvignon Blanc Südsteiermark DAC 2023
  • 1x Ried GRASSNITZBERG RIFF Sauvignon Blanc STK premier cru 2021
  • 1x Ried ZIEREGG  Sauvignon Blanc STK grand cru 2020

 

Sauvignon Blanc Kalk & Kreide 2023 

This biodynamic wine belongs to the most important wines of our family winery. It is a unique terroir mix of 55 Sauvignon blanc plots, mainly grown on coralline limestone soil. This creates an incomparable and unique wine with deep minerality.

 

Ried GRASSNITZBERG RIFF Sauvignon Blanc STK premier cru 2021

Single-vineyard Grassnitzberg was the first vineyard owned by family Tement and was planted in the early 50s. The old vines of the south south-east facing slopes grow on massive coralline limestone soil (16 mio year old coral reef ).

This Sauvignon impresses with deep mineral and citrus flavours, caper salt & black currant.

A lot of limestone spices are present which leave an eternally long taste.

May be drunk young, but we recommend 3-5 years bottle ageing. Long ageing potential.

 

Ried ZIEREGG KÅR Sauvignon Blanc GSTK grand cru 2021

Ried Zieregg belongs probably to one of the most famous vineyards in Austria. But for our family it is much more than an iconic flagship. It is the origin of the family history and a place of big emotion. Vineyard and family are deeply rooted in each other.

When Manfred had to take over the winery in 1976 after the sudden and tragic death of his father at the age of only 16, single vineyard Zieregg was still very small. Together with mother Edina a local “Buschenschank” (local inn) was run in order to be able to afford viticulture. In the 90s Manfred could reinvest all savings entirely in parcels on the Zieregg, which allowed the winery to grow. At the beginning of the 2000s, the vineyard Zieregg could be expanded to the high plateau at the foot of the Karmeliter Chapel (“Kapelle”). When Zieregg expanded so did the diversity in terms of soil type, exposure and microclimate.

Since 2005, Armin has been working hand in hand with father Manfred and Stefan has completed the “trio ” since 2010 and allows our family to evolve and to make fundamental decisions regarding organic farming and the puristic signature of our wines. One consequence of these new ideas was to separately vinify the individual plots in order to achieve an even more precise understanding of the multifaceted richness of our vineyards. Most famous example are the Zieregg plots or “parcels” as we call them. Today, a total of 18 plots are selectively cultivated and developed at our grand cru vineyard Zieregg.

In 2022, a statutory vineyard ordinance came into effect, which brought many changes for the wine region Steimark. For us, it was the right time to even sharpen our own vineyard profile. However, the new ordinance prohibits us from continuing to fill the previously used and vinified plots at Zieregg as individual plots, since “a Ried is the smallest permissible geographical indication.”

And now, after more than four decades of intense and detailed debate, it was decided in the family that, from 2020 vintage on, four individual vineyards on Zieregg would be created:

    1. Ried ZIEREGG Sauvignon Blanc
    2. Ried ZIEREGG KÅR [ausgesprochen “koar”] Sauvignon Blanc
    3. Ried ZIEREGG KAPELLE Sauvignon Blanc
    4. Ried ZIEREGG STEILRIEGEL Morillon

Grape Variety: Sauvignon Blanc

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Biodynamic agriculture

Biodynamic agriculture

Demeter

Demeter represents consistent organic food produced in harmony with nature. Due to its vibrant circular economy, Demeter farming is considered the most sustainable form of land management and goes far beyond the requirements of the EU Organic Regulation.

Demeter farmers handle the land and the entrusted animals with care. They consciously shape the landscape to make it livable and sustainable.

respekt-BIODYN

Acting with respect is a quality ideal for us. A quality ideal for products and processes in agriculture, a quality ideal for our work and of course for all personal areas of life. We are constantly in search of the highest quality, combined with the highest imaginable respect for nature, our earth and humanity. respekt-BIODYN is supported and inspired by the ideas of Rudolf Steiner and translates these ideas into the 21st century.

respekt-BIODYN is an association that includes internationally renowned wineries from Austria, Germany, Italy and Hungary – people who are dedicated to the goal of producing wine of the highest quality and individuality using biodynamic methods.

family business since 1959

100% in-house production

authentical wines of origin

organic agriculture AT-BIO-402

careful manual labour

slow and gentle maturation of the wines

hand harvested grapes

natural and spontaneous fermentation

Wine is not static.
It evolves, matures and changes over time.

Armin Tement

Our Standards

More than 15 years ago we started taking the first steps towards organic farming. We are now in the phase to convert to biodynamics. A logical step for us and a beginning without end. Every year we learn something new, observe nature and get closer to it bit by bit. We see our business as a form of modern circular economy in which wine is part of an overall concept. Partnerships with horse and cattle farmers have just as much space here as the use of the company’s own forest for energy production. Wine as a way of life.