Weingut Tement Steinbach Gelber Muskateller Erste STK Lage, Sudsteiermark, Austria

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The 2006 Gelber Muskateller Steinbach – grown on sand – features pungent sage and bitter lemon zest in a dense yet bracing rendition of Muskateller that practically scours your palate in the finish. As an aperitif, this alternative to smelling salts would probably revive the appetite of even the most disinterested diner, but the Hochkittenberg bottling is more complex, complete, and satisfyingly sappy. Tement’s expansion has not stopped at the Slovenian border, and in 2006 he acquired the neighboring holdings of the Carmelites – where his father long worked as winemaker – and since replanted their 90 year old patchwork of vine varieties to insure more Zieregg Sauvignon for the future. Tement has begun using glass stoppers on his wines in lieu of corks. Given the extent of his offerings and given that I travel to Styria only every other year, I cannot pretend to have tasted Tement’s entire 2005 and 2006 collections, but only the subset (perhaps half) that he chose to show me in the time we had available. Tement is modifying his approach with Sauvignon – especially in the top sites – having decided that lower yields and the consequent ability to harvest somewhat earlier are more advantageous (not to mention less risky) than the long hang time he has traditionally practiced with this variety.Importer: Weygandt-Metzler Importing (www.weygandtmetzler.com), Unionville, PA; tel. 610-486-0800