Starting with the 2020 vintage, the Tement’s added the name of the microparcel to the bottle Grassnitzberg “Riff”. The wine in the bottle has not changed; it still comes from the same steep, Erste Lage site. Like the Zieregg, it’s fermented and aged in large, neutral oak casks, but for slightly...

Finishing the “vineyard-triangle” with “Zieregg” and “Grassnitzberg”, Ried “Wielitschberg” is 410 meters above sea level with a clay and loam topsoil over coralline limestone. Aged for 30 months on the fine lees in 600L neutral oak barrels. Bottled unfiltered. Alc 13,5% vol. 1,1 g/l residual sugar...

Morillon is the local name in Styria for Chardonnay. The “Muschelkalk” Morillon is a regional wine that comes entirely from Sudsteiermark vineyards. It’s predominantly grown on coralline limestone soil, or Muschelkalk in German. After natural fermentation, the wine is aged for 18 months on the lees...

Zieregg “Kår,” pronounced “koar”, is also new in 2020 and means “cold hill”. It comes from a 1.84 hectare steep slope with southwest exposure. It’s the coolest part of Zieregg as it’s the last area to get the morning sun. The terroir here is mostly blue calcareous marl with coralline limestone....

A special collector’s pack that comes in a wooden case with two bottles each from three different microparcels from the famous Zieregg Grosse Lage. These wines are only available in the collector’s pack: Zieregg Steinbruch, Zieregg Dreieck and Zieregg Weisse Wand. 2020 is the last year that it will...

The Zieregg “IZ” is a very special and limited wine. Manfred was very interested in achieving the greatest expression of origin in a bottle of wine. In 2005, he and Armin decided to experiment with intracellular fermentation. The grapes undergo an intracellular fermentation, hence “IZ” for...

Ried Zieregg is Tement’s most famous wine; it’s a steep hillside of coralline limestone right at the border with Slovenia. The winery is at the top of the hill and the cellar is carved into the hillside below. This wine comes from the heart of the Zieregg hill and the vines average 35 years-old....

The part of single-vineyard Zieregg where the Morillon is planted changes from limestone to marl, which has more heat storage capacity and is ideal for a full-bodied wine. It’s very steep with a 50% gradiant. Cool winds favor the aromatic expression of the grape. Aged for 24 months on lees in small...

The Tements make incredibly complex Welschriesling. They started bottling two single-vineyards in 2011. The Weinstock Alte Reben Welschriesling comes from a small parcel in the Zieregg vineyard (plot Steinbruch). The vines were planted in 1978 and grow on coralline limestone soil and have southern...

30% Lambrusco Marani (acidity), 30% Lambrusco Salamino (perfume), 30% Lambrusco Oliva (color and sugar), and 10% Lambrusco Maestri (structure), from 2.1 hectares. Cco-harvested and co-fermented. Alcoholic fermentation was in stainless steel with 6 days of maceration on the skins.  Malolactic did...

Ciliegiolo is either the parent or child of Sangiovese. It has a lot in common with its more famous relative, though it has a bit more color, less nervous acidity, and it thrives in warmer, sunnier climes. It feels right at home at Le Tolfe, at 320m. 3 weeks of maceration.  Aging is in cement and...

Canaiolo, usually one of the prime blending partners for Sangiovese, is seen here in purezza. Canaiolo may take its name from “rosa canina” (rosehip), and those bright, brambly flavors are certainly on display in this focused, energetic wine. 3 weeks of maceration.  Aging in cement for 10 months. ...

Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 30-year-old Muscadet vines planted on a gentle slope of sandy/silty soils overlaid on a clay subsoil base. Matured on the lees for six months. Abundant minerals, florals and citrus in the nose with a surprisingly fleshy mouthfeel and a long, fresh finish....

Certified HVE3*. Sourced from 40-year-old Muscadet vines planted in shallow soils of disintegrated mica/schist. Matured on the lees for twelve months in order to obtain a well-structured and complex wine. This Muscadet is amazingly aromatic, keenly balanced and very dry, featuring aromas of...

100% Pinot Noir from organically farmed vineyards within the Willamette Valley. The majority of the blend is from Finnigan Hill Vineyard - a higher elevation site in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. Other vineyard sources include Cassin Vineyards in McMinnville AVA, Nemarniki Vineyard in the Chehalem...

95% Listan Negro topped off with Negramoll & Verdello from Cruz de Leandro in the Tacoronte Acentejo DO. Grapes are fermented whole cluster in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation and aged in large concrete tank for five months.  Loreto on Chica Reductiva and how she...

A blend of Listan Blanco, Albillo Criollo, and Verdello (the Portuguese varietal found in Madeira, not to be confused with Verdejo from continental Spain) from Cercado del Pino, a 1.5 hectare vineyard in Orotova.  The Listan Blanco is pressed directly, full clusters, and fermented in concrete.  The...

Zibibbo aka Muscat of Alexandria from 1.7ha in Contrada Casazze, planted in 2005, guyot.  Fermentation in stainless w/ brief maceration, 18-20 hours.  Aging in stainless steel and concrete.