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Tement. Going Beyond Borders.

Prices and availability as of April 29, 2026

Sauvignon Blanc, Morillon, Muskateller, Pinot Noir — one house, six voices.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Dear,

One hundred hectares, three generations, a single vineyard that straddles a national border. Tement is Austria's most celebrated Sauvignon Blanc address — and that is only half the story.

The flagship vineyard Zieregg does not stop at the border. On the Slovenian side it is known as Fosilni Breg — fossil hill —, belongs to the independent label Ciringa, and grows on identical soils. One hill, two labels, two passports when you read the back.

In between and beyond: a Burgundy-inspired Pinot Noir from one of Styria's oldest Pinot plantings. Morillon — the Styrian name for Chardonnay — from fossil shell-limestone soils. Gelber Muskateller, bone-dry rather than sweetly floral.

Six wines reveal what the estate is capable of today.

Both selections add all bottles to your basket in a single click. From there you can swap, remove or combine individual wines as you wish. This is a suggestion, not a fixed set.

Sauvignon Blanc „Kalk & Kreide“ Southern Styria DAC 2025

Sauvignon Blanc · Southern Styria · ca. 22 €

The calling card. Grapes from several vineyards around Berghausen, all grown on Opok — a marlstone found only in Southern Styria. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, no oak. The result is the most refreshing DAC expression from Southern Styria: elderflower, green apple, a hint of chervil, chalky length.

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Ried Grassnitzberg Riff Sauvignon Blanc Erste STK Lage 2022

Sauvignon Blanc · Southern Styria · ca. 38 €

Erste STK is the middle tier of the Styrian vineyard classification — comparable to Premier Cru. The „Riff“ in the name is no poetic flourish: the soil is genuinely a fossil coral reef from the Tertiary period. Aged in large oak casks with extended lees contact. White peach, linden blossom, a hint of salted caramel, iodine-tinged, saline length.

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Ciringa Fosilni Breg 2023

Sauvignon Blanc · Štajerska / Slovenia · ca. 20 €

The Slovenian face of the estate. Fosilni Breg is the name for what is called Zieregg on the northern side of the border — the same hill, the same fossil soils, a different label. Tement founded Ciringa in 2003, shortly after Slovenia reopened vineyard parcels to foreign investors. Gooseberry, elderflower, a hint of sage, saline-mineral finish. In character a Tement, on paper a Slovenian wine.

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Gelber Muskateller „Sand & Schiefer“ DAC 2025

Gelber Muskateller · Southern Styria · ca. 19 €

A different variety, a different world entirely. Muskateller in Austria is often sweetly floral — at Tement it is bone-dry and savoury. The sandy component of the soil strips away weight, whilst the slate brings a cool, almost damp minerality. Elderflower, green mandarin, a whisper of nutmeg, white pepper on the finish. A reliable choice as an aperitif on the terrace.

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Morillon Muschelkalk 2024

Morillon (Chardonnay) · Southern Styria · ca. 22 €

In Styria, Chardonnay goes by the name Morillon — a loanword from the nineteenth century that has endured to this day. The soils around Berghausen are a fossil seabed rich in shell remains, lending this wine a character quite unlike any Burgundian Chardonnay. Stainless steel with a small proportion of oak. Yellow pear, brioche, salted butter, pale hazelnut. Creamy, but never heavy.

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★ Pinot Noir Alte Reben 2022

Pinot Noir · Southern Styria · ca. 71 €

Tement is celebrated as a white wine estate — red wine here is the exception. This Pinot Noir parcel in Berghausen was planted in the 1980s and is today one of the oldest Pinot plantings in Styria. Vinified in the Burgundian manner: open wooden vats, 18 months in 500-litre barrels. Sour cherry, blood orange, violet, a hint of cep, fine-grained tannins. A wine for a long, unhurried evening.

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Two Selections

The introductory selection brings all five white Tements to the table at once — from regional wine to Erste Lage, plus the Slovenian counterpart. Those wishing to include the Pinot Noir should choose Tement Complete.

1× Sauvignon Blanc Kalk & Kreide DAC — the calling card
1× Ried Grassnitzberg Riff Erste STK — fossil coral reef
1× Ciringa Fosilni Breg — the Slovenian side
1× Gelber Muskateller Sand & Schiefer — savoury, bone-dry
1× Morillon Muschelkalk — Styrian Chardonnay
(complete:) 1× Pinot Noir Alte Reben — one of the oldest Pinot plantings in Styria

For those who wish to explore further: we stock more than twenty additional Tement wines — from magnum bottles of the Grand Cru vineyards to verjuice from young vines.

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Warm regards from Berlin,

David & the team at
Living Wines

P.S.: Anyone tasting all six Tements side by side will quickly notice that the taut, focused Erste STK calls for a different glass from the bone-dry Muskateller. For occasions such as these, we reach for the Zalto Universal — slender enough for the Sauvignon Blanc, yet wide enough to let the Pinot Noir breathe and open.