The profundity of the sandy light soil type allows very fast growth through the vine roots in low lying, water bearing zones. On this terroir, Sauvignon Blanc usually develops vegetal, herbal aromas combined with softer fruit flavours.

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...