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STEIERMARK/STYRIA<br />
WEINGUT TEMENT<br />
8461 Berghausen, Zieregg 13<br />
T: +43 (3453) 4101, F: ext. -30<br />
weingut@tement.at<br />
www.tement.at<br />
SSSSS<br />
WEINGUT<br />
TEMENT<br />
Ried Zieregg<br />
<strong>Wine</strong>maker:<br />
Manfred and Armin Tement<br />
Contact:<br />
Armin Tement<br />
Production:<br />
97 % white, 2 % red, 1 % sweet<br />
80 Hectares<br />
Fairs: ProWein, Summa, VieVinum<br />
Distribution partners:<br />
RUS, SE, CDN, CH, BE, SGP, SK, RC,<br />
SLO, DK, DE, MV, FIN, TH, CZ, NL,<br />
HU, USA, IRL, PL<br />
The Tement family winery is situated on<br />
a small mountain plateau just above the<br />
impressive Zieregg vineyard. From here<br />
the visitor can enjoy a stunning view that<br />
reaches far into neighbouring Slovenia on one<br />
side and southeastern Styria on the other. The<br />
winery is now in its third generation with<br />
Armin and Stefan Tement in the starting<br />
blocks. The brothers intend to continue the<br />
same conscientiousness for quality and tradition.<br />
Organically cultivated vineyards, rigorous<br />
yield restrictions, and sustainable, selective<br />
handcraft are the pillars of their efforts<br />
and the foundation for elegant wines with authentic<br />
expression of origin. The estate vineyards<br />
have been vastly expanded over the past<br />
years and have now reached their culmination<br />
of 80 hectares (<strong>19</strong>8 acres) in Austria. 60 % of<br />
the vineyard area is planted with Sauvignon<br />
Blanc, making it the winery’s most important<br />
variety. Other typical regional varieties vinified<br />
are Welschriesling, Gelber Muskateller<br />
(Muscat Blanc à petits grains), Morillon<br />
(Chardonnay), Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc),<br />
and Gewürztraminer. 97 % of the production<br />
is white wine and 3 % is red wine from varieties<br />
like Zweigelt or Pinot Noir. Diverse botrytized<br />
sweet wines round out the assortment.<br />
White wines are produced in three different<br />
categories: regional wines, village wines, and<br />
single-vineyard wines. <strong>Wine</strong>s are spontaneously<br />
fermented, slowly and gently. Whether fermented<br />
in steel tank or large neutral oak cask,<br />
the wines are always defined more by their origins<br />
than their vinification. The regional<br />
wines are assembled from various Tement estate<br />
vineyards. To preserve the aroma and<br />
fruitiness of these wines, they are usually fermented<br />
in stainless steel and intended to be regional<br />
and vintage representatives of their variety.<br />
The Sauvignon Blanc Steirische Klassik is<br />
the most important wine of this producer and<br />
is followed by the Gelber Muskateller (Muscat<br />
Blancà petits grains) and the Weissburgunder<br />
(Pinot Blanc). The village and single vineyard<br />
wines are the highest category of wines in the<br />
Tement portfolio. Fully ripened grapes are<br />
harvested late from the best sites and fermented<br />
slowly, gently and spontaneously and they<br />
usually mature in large neutral oak casks until<br />
bottling. The single-vineyard wines are expres-<br />
342 falstaff WINE GUIDE <strong>2018</strong>
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