Tement, Manfred - Sauvignon blanc Zieregg Große Lage 2013

FALSTAFF: "Helles Gelbgrün. Feine weiße Frucht, zart nach Cassis, Stachelbeerkonfit und einem Hauch von Bienenwachs, zarte Kräuterwürze unterlegt. Straff, feinwürzig, gute Komplexität, sehr präzise, weiße Frucht, vielschichtige Aromatik, anregende Frische, angenehme zitronige Nuancen, mineralischer Nachhall, große Länge, sicheres Zukunftspotenzial."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Bottled July 2015, the 2013 Sauvignon Blanc Zieregg is deep, very intense and ripe on the smoky and chalky flavored nose; it displays pure and precise fruit aromas of lemon chutney, white peaches and passion fruit. Powerful, intense and highly concentrated on the palate, this piquant and salty wine is still in a capsule but shows a great purity, elegance and complexity. The finish is very long and reveals a compact minerality, as well as an excellent tannin structure; it indicates a great aging potential. I tasted the wine twice in the past six months and would call it the quintessence of the Zieregg cru as Sauvignon Blanc."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Age seems to have increased the sweetness on the nose – sweet lemon though it is eclipsed by that smoky stony character of the 2016. Something green and sweet too – angelica? Delicious sour freshness on the palate, still wild herbs and youthfulness."

WINE SPECTATOR: "A beautiful, well-developed version of an Austrian Sauvignon Blanc, with notes of white raspberry and apricot, balanced by ample but well-integrated acidity. Maintains focus and remains elegant and pleasant on the finish, inviting you for another sip. 30 cases imported."