2008 TBA No. 3 Rosenmuskateller

Frische Kirschen und Pflaumen in der Nase. Am Gaumen Pfirsich, Kirschen und Erdbeeren. Gut eingebundene, dezente Restsüße. Frischer mineralischer Abgang.

Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife Kirschfrucht, ein Hauch von dunklen Beeren unterlegt, florale Nuancen nach Hibiskus. Mittlere Komplexität, rotbeerige Textur, frisch strukturiert, dezente Beerensüße im Nachhall, bereits zugänglich. Tasted as a filtered sample in December 2018, the 2016 Blend 2 Trocken offers an elegant and buttery bouquet of dark and red berries and cherries along with cassis, tobacco and toasty aromas. Intense and sweet on the palate but with elegance and good freshness, this is a fine, well-balanced and charming blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Zweigelt. Good concentration and length. When I tasted it mid-December, it was to be bottled at the end of December or early January. 89/100 The Wine Advocate / Stephan Reinhardt

kombinierbar mit: 1. 3 Flaschen 0,375 l 2. 2 Flaschen 0,375 l + einer Flasche Hausessig (oder TBA NV Essig) 3. 1 Flasche 0,375 l + 3 Süßweingelees 4. 1 Flasche 0,375 l + 1x Süßweingelee + 1x Schokolade 5. 1 Flasche 0,375 l + 1x Kracher petit mit Keramikschale + 1x Süßweingelee 6. 6 Flaschen 0,187 l

Kräftiges Gelbgold. In der Nase feine Botrytiswürze, etwas nach Rosinen, Marillenfrucht, tabakige Noten. Am Gaumen stoffige süße Anklänge an Steinobst und Orangen, sehr barocke Textur, Honignachhall, gute Länge. Mit etwas Flaschenreife wird sich die Süße noch besser einbinden, könnte eine Spur mehr Säure gut gebrauchen. 90/100 Falstaff/Peter Moser 2003 #1 Trockenbeerenauslese, Kracher’s barrel-fermented 2003 essence of Welschriesling, Chardonnay (20%) and Pinot Gris (10%), smells of sultanas, truffles, musk, butterscotch and honey. The thick, satiny palate impression is not the least bit heavy due to the wine’s high acidity and low alcohol. The desiccated fruit is clear and pure, with alluring accents of brown spices and resin. As for the novel-length finish, it practically snaps to attention with vivid citricity allied to apple jelly and white raisin. Only trouble is, you can’t read this novel yet, all you know is it has a thousand pages. (And it took a lot of fining to get this into the bottle.) How about we revisit in 15 years, suggests Kracher. 92/100 The Wine Advocate / David Schildknecht

Tasted as a sample from the 1,000-liter oak vat, the apricot colored 2017 Welschriesling Trockenbeerenauslese 60th Anniversary is an homage to the early times when grapes for sweet wines were macerated for a day and kept on the full lees in large oak for almost a year. With yeasty aromas on the intense and concentrated nose of stewed apricots, this is a rich, lush, elegant, super dense and persistent TBA with great finesse and very fine tannins. This is a gorgeous, very long, fresh and complex yet filigreed TBA with beautifully salinity. 12% alcohol. A great new (old) style for Kracher. Tasted in Illmitz, December 2018. (WineAdvocate)