About this product
Austria's most unique dessert wine: botrytised Welschriesling and Pinot Cuvée from Rust — dried apricot, orange marmalade, honey, saffron and extraordinary acid balance; can age for 50+ years.
Pairing intelligence
complement
Rich sweet wine and fatty foie gras is the ultimate Sauternes-style pairing; fig bridges the wine's dried fruit.
classic
starter
contrast
Blue cheese's salt and tang are the perfect foil for sweet botrytised wine — a classic contrast.
classic
cheese
complement
The wine's apricot character mirrors the tart; crème fraîche's tartness bridges the sweetness.
classic
dessert
complement
Saffron in the dessert echoes the wine's complexity; light dairy dessert won't overwhelm its delicacy.
established
dessert