Sauvignon Blanc Sudsteiermark "Kalk & Kreide"

2022
Austria
Styria

"Kalk & Kreide" is the flagship of the Tement winery. It's 100% Sauvignon Blanc, mainly grown on coralline limestone soil (kalk in German) with some clay (kreide in German). After natural fermentation, the wine spends six months on the lees in stainless steel tanks. 

90 points
"Intense nose of gooseberries, green papayas, boxwood and asparagus. Sharp on the palate, with lively acidity, a medium body and crunchy green fruit. From biodynamically grown grapes with Respekt certification. Drink now. Glass stopper."
James Suckling,
James Suckling
October 11, 2023
92 points
"We never had a quality like this before in this category," says Armin Tement. He even feared that the wine could be too complex for a generic wine. Indeed, the 2022 Sauvignon Blanc Kalk & Kreide opens with an intense and concentrated, grassy and stony but also earthy and intense bouquet of ripe and concentrated fruits, crushed salt and lemon aromas. Fermented in stainless steel and large oak vats until the bottling in May this year (there is a bottling every single month starting with April), this is a full-bodied, complex and vibrantly fresh and phenolic Sauvignon with still-challenging grip but excellent potential. It's very intense and juicy but still terribly young. With over 100,000 bottles produced, this is the signature wine of the domaine. "
Stephan Reinhardt,
Wine Advocate
September 29, 2023

SKU/Code: 
DB3344-22
Product Line: 
National Portfolio
Wine
White
Varietal: 
Sauvignon Blanc
Farming Type: 
Organic