Zieregg Kapelle Grosse Lage Sudsteiermark Sauvignon Blanc

Austria
Styria
2022

NEW with vintage 2020. Ried Zieregg “Kapelle” is on a high plateau just above the winery at 470 meters above sea-level, just next to the Karmeliter Chapel. The area getes sun all day long and is protected by a forest’s edge. The terroir is water repellent, a heavy clay & loam on coralline limestone, formed from a primordial sea 16 million years ago.  After natural spontaneous fermentation, 30 months on the fine lees in small old oak barrels; bottled unfiltered.

97 points
"Aromas of grapefruit, black currants, licorice, mangoes, sage, mustard seeds and tea leaves. It’s full-bodied but fresh and very lively, with intense spicy undertones to the fruit. Fantastic concentration and length. "
Claire Nesbitt,
JamesSuckling.com
October 2025
94-96 points
"From the youngest part of the Zieregg, which was planted for the very first time in 2006 on one of the most clay-rich parcels in all Austria (on a plateau at 490 meters above sea level), the 2022 Ried Zieregg Kapelle GSTK is intense and generous yet also refined on the nose that reveals blackcurrant and leafy aromas intermingled with woodruff, salt and acorn notes. Aged in 500- and 700-liter barrels for one year and another one and a half to two years on the fine lees, this is a full-bodied, saline and savory, very refreshing and rather greenish-tasting Sauvignon with lime notes and bitters on the very long and saline finish that reveals fine oak aromas and tannins. This is quite a Burgundian Sauvignon from 16-year-old vines. "
Stephan Reinhardt,
Wine Advocate
July 2025

SKU/Code: 
DB5338-22
Product Line: 
California Portfolio
National Portfolio
Wine
White
Varietal: 
Sauvignon Blanc
Farming Type: 
Organic