Südsteiermark is Styria's Sauvignon Blanc country. Its steep, humid hills produce wines that can be herbal, aromatic and high in acid, from light, fragrant bottles to more weighty examples with enough concentration for longer cellar ageing. Many vines grow on slopes where machinery is barely possible, so the work is largely done by hand. Vineyards sit between 320 and 550 metres, facing east, south and west. Five official Ortsweingebiete, village wine areas, give further detail on a label: Kitzeck-Sausal, Eichberg, Leutschach, Gamlitz and Ehrenhausen.
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Elsewhere in Styria
- SteiermarkNo producers listed yetSteiermark is the German name for Styria, a rainy, wind-sheltered wine area between the Alps and the Adriatic. Sauvignon Blanc in Südsteiermark, Traminer in the warmer Vulkanland area, and high-acid Schilcher in Weststeiermark show how much the wines change within it.
- Süd-Oststeiermark2 producersSüd-Oststeiermark is Styria's warmer wine area. Its wines gain strength in the heat but keep freshness through cooler nights, and Traminer is an important aromatic grape alongside Sauvignon Blanc.
- WeststeiermarkNo producers listed yetWeststeiermark is the home of Schilcher, Styria's high-acid pink wine from Blauer Wildbacher. This narrow band along the Alpine foothills also makes sparkling Schilcher, and its wines can age.
Producers in Südsteiermark
Producer profiles
- Familienweingut TementSouth Styrian family estate making Sauvignon Blanc and Morillon across regional, village and single vineyard wines.
- Weingut GrossA Südsteiermark family estate making slow-matured, site-labelled Sauvignon Blanc from steep Nussberg vineyards.
- Weingut Hannes SabathiA Steiermark estate centred on site-labelled Sauvignon Blanc, from Gamlitz vineyards shaped by Alpine air, continental warmth and contrasting soils.
- Weingut Lackner-TinnacherA family estate in Steinbach near Gamlitz, Lackner-Tinnacher makes dry Südsteiermark whites from its own elevated vineyards, with spontaneous fermentation and a focus on organic cultivation.
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- Weingut SattlerhofA family-led Gamlitz estate focused on Sauvignon Blanc, with organic grapes and vineyards worked entirely by hand.
- Weingut Stefan PotzingerA family-owned Südsteiermark estate where Sauvignon Blanc moves from salty, bone-dry Tradition to textured Czamillonberg and cellar-worthy Joseph from Ried Sulz.
- Weingut TementA family estate near Ehrenhausen growing Sauvignon Blanc and Morillon, the local name for Chardonnay, on Austrian and Slovenian slopes.