Ruster Eiswein Furmint/Pinot Blanc 2018

Name: Bruno Landauer - Ruster Eiswein Furmint/Pinot Blanc - 2018
Brand: Dionis
Price: 41.0 USD
Availability: InStock

$41.00

An Austrian ice wine combining finesse and complexity

Format:

375ml

After 6 years of scarcity and many lost grapes, Bruno Landauer finally returns with a new Ice Wine (Eiswein). Indeed the last one dated from 2012. Originally, the grapes (50% Furmint and 50% Weissburgunder) from two distinct vineyards, were intended for the production of a sweet Beerenauslese type and had to be harvested three or four days later. But a good unexpected frost on the evening of November 28, 2018 made him change his mind and allowed him to make this Eiswein...

Here is a micro-cuvée of around 680 liters, made at 5am. The harvest began at -7°C , the minimum base for a product of this type. At 12 p.m., everything was finished and the grapes began their very slow pressing cycle. The color is light, a guarantee of good health of the grapes. On the nose, it is finesse and elegance, more than great power, which dominates. the palate confirms the olfactory impression with lots of balance and aromas of ginger , green apple , quince , anise , fresh citrus fruits , cocoa bean , white flowers and sweet spices . It is a sweet wine combining finesse and length which demonstrates the greatness of ice wines.

Residual sugars: 145 g/L

Grape varieties : 50% Furmint, 50% Pinot Blanc

Alcohol : 11%

Guard : 10 years +

To pair with a bergamot crème brulée, a peach sorbet, a lemon meringue tart or with passion fruit macaroons.

For more than ten years, Austrian viticulture has made an enormous leap in terms of wine quality. Today, Austrian winemakers no longer produce cheap wines for mass consumption, but refined and complex wines. Austria produces 65% white wines. From a fairly global point of view, Austrian wines are more powerful and richer than those of its German neighbor. The great national grape variety and the most widely planted is Grüner Veltliner (native white grape variety). Red wine production continues to increase in volume, intensity and quality. Especially in Burgenland, producers make the most of an original grape variety combining local (Blaufränkish, Saint-Laurent, Zweigelt) and French (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir) grape varieties.

Austria's climate is predominantly continental with cold winters and warm summers. The country is subject to 4 main influences. To the east, continental influences coming from Pannonia, to the west Atlantic influences but also cold winds coming from the north and to the south Mediterranean influences. The Danube, which meanders languorously through many vineyards, brings numerous microclimates to the vineyards.

Burgenland

Burgenland is the second largest wine-growing region in Austria. This territory is itself divided into four wine-growing areas: Mittelburgenland, Südburgenland, Neusiedler See and Neusiedler See-Hügelland. The region extends along the Hungarian border, just across which the Tokaji River is located. This territory benefits from ideal conditions for growing vines, notably thanks to favorable soil and a warm climate, characteristic of the Pannonian plain. Added to this is Lake Neusiedl, which acts as a heat collector and regulator of air humidity.

The sub-region: Rust

In the middle of Europe, where the most diverse cultures mix, lies the small, hundreds of years old free town of Rust in Burgenland. The sunny southeastern slopes of the mountain region around Rust, which are arranged like an amphitheater around the town and Lake Neusiedl, are among the most traditional and best vineyards in Austria. The climate and the particular microclimate are strongly influenced by the lake and the continental climate, the large surface of this lake is a thousand-year-old temperature and humidity regulator.