Furmint is an indigenous white grape variety, deeply connected to the history and tradition of Rust. In 1681, the citizens of Rust acquired city rights in exchange for a delivery of 500 buckets of Furmint Ruster Ausbruch and 60,000 gold guilders. Before the phylloxera epidemic, Furmint was the most widely planted white grape variety in the region.
It is a living heritage that continues to be cultivated and cherished in Rust today.
We like the Pinots best, and they, in turn, like our Pannonian climate.
Depending on the vintage, we use Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir to create full-bodied, extract-rich wines that delight our wine lovers, especially after a few years of aging. We also press our best sweet wines from these varieties.
About once a decade we press a “Ritter” from Pinot Noir. The fully ripe, healthy grapes are harvested as an Auslese and achieve very high alcohol and extract values if they are dry. This gallant wine is chivalrous for us, as it has excellent conditions for long aging.
If the interaction between nature and humankind is successful, a special taste experience may develop in the barrels and we are pleased with a new vintage of “Ruster Ausbruch”.
The composition of varieties and quantity in one Ausbruch harvest may vary widely.
The year 2015 brought us fully ripened and healthy grapes and we were happy about the equal Botrytis at the vineyards of Welschriesling, Riesling and Pinot Gris. This was one of the largest Botrytis harvests in that decade. A very good vintage was the result.