Ried Grassnitzberg Riff Sauvignon Blanc, Erste STK Lage 2021 1500ml Magnum

Wine Description for Ried Grassnitzberg Riff Sauvignon Blanc Erste STK Lage 2021 1500ml Magnum by Tement

Character

The Grassnitzberg Riff embodies the pinnacle of Styrian Sauvignon Blanc culture. As a Erste STK Lage, this wine represents those hand-selected vineyard sites that the Styrian Terroir Wine Classification System designates as exceptional. Tement, one of the region’s defining families, vinifies here a Sauvignon Blanc of remarkable precision and depth, far transcending simple varietal typicity. The magnum bottle underscores the ambition of this wine and promises optimal ageing potential.

Terroir & Origin

The Ried Grassnitzberg lies in the heart of South Styria, that undulating hillside landscape bordering Slovenia, which ranks among Europe’s most renowned white wine regions. The Opok stone – a calcareous marl – shapes the minerality and tension of the wines here. The Pannonian climate with its warm days and cool nights enables slow, physiologically perfect ripening whilst preserving freshness. Tement tends this vineyard site with the care that Erste STK Lagen demand: low yields, hand-harvesting, uncompromising selection.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Sauvignon Blanc has found its Austrian home in South Styria and develops here a distinctive character between Burgundian elegance and New Zealand fruit intensity. Tement’s philosophy combines traditional craftsmanship with precise cellar technique. The wine is aged presumably in large wooden casks, which impart structure without masking the fruit. The moderate alcohol content of 13.5% vol. and the dry style underscore the pursuit of finesse over opulence.

Food Pairing Recommendations

A wine of this calibre demands appropriate culinary accompaniment: scallops with herb butter, turbot with Beurre Blanc sauce, pike-perch on creamed lentils or asparagus in all its guises. The minerality harmonises beautifully with goat’s cheese, whilst the structure also stands up to sweetbreads or Bresse chicken with morels. A wine for discerning tables.