Ruster Ausbruch

Ruster Ausbruch is an appellation in Burgenland, Austria.

Welschriesling leads the plantings, with Furmint and Zweigelt alongside it.

The ground underneath is alluvial and loess.

The climate is continental, running humid.

The vineyards themselves read as hills.

Sweet white wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows apricot and botrytis character.

Labels here fall under the DAC.

Names to look for on a shelf: Feiler-Artinger, Heidi Schrock & Sohne, Peter Schandl and Weingut Ernst Triebaumer.

At the table these bottles work with fruit-based desserts, pâté, blue cheese and rich foie gras.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Keeps for 5 to 15 years.

In the glass.

Sweet white: Apricot, Botrytis character.

Grapes planted here.

Classifications.

• DAC

Producers worth knowing.

Bottles to look for.

• Feiler-Artinger Emilia, Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Austria
• Feiler-Artinger Essenz Jonathan, Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Austria
• Feiler-Artinger Essenz Zweigelt, Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Austria
• Feiler-Artinger Essenz, Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Austria
• Feiler-Artinger Pinot Cuvee, Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Austria
• Feiler-Artinger Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Burgenland, Austria
• Feiler-Artinger Zweigelt, Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Austria
• Giefing Ruster Ausbruch DAC, Burgenland, Austria

At the table.

• fruit-based desserts
• pâté
• blue cheese
• rich foie gras

Serving and cellaring.

• Serve at 8 to 10°C.
• Keeps for 5 to 15 years.

Nearby regions.

Ruster Ausbruch: common questions

More from here: every wine region in Austria, or the wider Burgenland guide.