From Suedsteiermark, on the Slovenian border. This is Tements entry level Sauvignon Blanc, but a nice one. Clean, vibrant lemon and grapefruit flavors without any new-world fig or kiwi. A little flinty with dicey acidity. Lighter in style, maybe a little underripe, but not unpleasantly so and not at all grassy-quite unfairly this wine was tasted after a Lower-Austrian Gruener Veltliner and had to be re-tasted later to be accurately assessed. Tement has some of the best Sauvignon Blanc vineyards in Austria, and this is a blend of his sites completely vinified in stainless steel. 12% alcohol, $17
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