2024 Furmint, Heidi Schröck & Söhne

• Style: Dry, textured white
• Taste: Golden apple, quince, chamomile, saline minerality
• Food: Shellfish, asparagus, oysters, rich cheese
• Occasion: Weeknight, summer drinking, aperitivo
• Serve: Cool, screwcap, vegan-friendly

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Golden yellow with golden apple and quince moving into chamomile, followed by saline, hay-like undertones. The palate is textured rather than thin, with real concentration and grip—a white that rewards attention without demanding ceremony. Mineral signature and acidity are front and centre, a natural clarity that speaks to Furmint's heritage as a high-acid varietal bred for tension and age-worthiness.

The Winery — Heidi Schröck & Söhne

Heidi Schröck and her twin sons Johannes and Georg work a 10-hectare estate in Rust, just inside the Austrian border where Lake Neusiedl's moderating influence meets the Pannonian plain's warmth. Their south-east facing vineyards, arranged in a natural amphitheatre along the lake's western shore, benefit from considerably more sunlight than the rest of Austria; sandy soils with clay, gravel, quartz and schist drain fast and cool. The family sustainably pioneers a revival of traditional varieties like Furmint—once better known across the Hungarian border—through precision viticulture. The 2024 vintage, blessed with moderate warmth and cool nights, underwent gentle pressing and stainless steel fermentation with a touch of neutral oak, keeping the varietal's mineral clarity and natural acidity at the fore. Dry at 2.4g/L residual sugar, 13% ABV, vegan-friendly, sealed with a screwcap for everyday ease.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Serve slightly cool with asparagus, oysters, creamy shellfish dishes, sushi and raw fish, or rich, funky cheeses—anything where mineral backbone and acidity cut through fat and salt. This is a wine that makes sense at the table rather than on the sofa, equally at home as a weeknight pour, Sunday lunch companion, or summer aperitivo. At 90 points from James Suckling, it's a confident choice for those ready to move beyond the familiar. Explore more of what we've selected from this remarkable corner of eastern Europe: browse our Burgenland collection, discover more from Austria, or venture deeper into our Light & Crispy White Wine selection.