Dieser Traminer befindet sich gerade in einer sehr schönen Reifephase. Während die primäre Frucht langsam zurücktritt, gewinnen zarte Honignoten, kandierte Zitrusfrüchte, getrocknete Blüten, Kräuter und die feine Botrytiswürze an Tiefe. Ein unglaublich balancierter und eleganter Wein der sich über die Jahre hervorragend weiterentwickelt hat. Kracher TBA No. 1 Nouvelle Vague Traminer 2001 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Traminer; 171.8 g/L of residual sugar; 11% alcohol). One thinks of sweet wines losing a little of their sucrosity with age, yet despite this being the oldest of the re-released wines that I’ve tasted so far and despite this having the lowest level of residual sugar of the bunch, it is the most obviously sweet-scented of the entire set of wines tasted. Candied ginger, butterscotch and burnt sugar, a little hint of the kind of florality one finds in scented soap and confit lemon and lime with a little apricot. This has a great sense of purpose and forward momentum in the mouth despite the considerable density and viscosity (which you’d think would slow it down). I love the signature peach flesh notes and the suggestion of the texture of peach flesh too – this is an amazingly tactile wine. Pure. Focussed and with a lovely coolness at the core of the mid-palate. Exquisitely refined and elegant. 92. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

In der Nase vielschichtig, fast schon ätherisch. Getrocknete Orangen- und Mandarinenzesten sowie Muskat, kandierter Ingwer und etwas Rosmarin. Am Gaumen getrocknete Aprikose, Feige, intensive Aromen von lang gereiften Früchten. Der Abgang ist sehr präzise und hallt lang nach mit einer leichten Salzigkeit und feiner Bitterorange im Nachhall. Kracher TBA No. 2 Zwischen den Seen Muskat Ottonel 2001 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Muskat Ottonel; 210.9 g/L of residual sugar; 9.5% alcohol). This is simply divine aromatically and something of a contrast to the Traminer cuvée no. 1, with red berry fruits, apricot and nectarine the first notes to soar unsolicited from the glass (there’s no need to aerate or swirl). There’s fresh ginger and galangal too and a subtle hint of sesame seed. But it is the candied rose petal and rose Turkish delight on the palate that I perhaps love most of all, with hints of burnt caramel and green leaf tea. Long and slowly tapering on the fresh, vivid finish. 93. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Dichtes dunkles Gold bis Bernstein mit leicht bronzenen Reflexen. In der Nase ist er samtig. Noten von karamellisiertem Apfel, Quittenpaste sowie ein Hauch Orangenschale und Waldhonig. Am Gaumen zeigt sich dieser Chardonnay opulent, Honignoten, kandiertes Steinobst, Nuss und eine salzige Würze. Der Abgang wird sanft umrahmt von Karamell und einer dezenten Bitterkeit, die sich im Finale durch Mandeln und Orangenzesten zeigt. Kracher TBA No. 3 Nouvelle Vague Chardonnay 2001 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Chardonnay; 194 g/L of residual sugar; 10.4% alcohol). Never before have I experienced so much botrytis character in a pure Chardonnay wine – it’s wondrous. We have a lovely walnut nuttiness to this alongside dried petals, bracken and forest floor notes. With aeration the florality become fresher as is the dried petals spring back to life . There are dessert apples wilted in the finest butter, a little quince compote (with some of its texture on the palate) and even a hint of tarte au rhubarb (tarte tatin with rhubarb replacing the apples). Pure, elegant, refined and quite narrow in frame in comparison with the others. Distinctive and distinctly lovely. 93. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Der Welschriesling ist säuregetragen, klar und hat nach 25 Jahren eine perfekte Trinkreife erreicht. Heute zeigt sich der 2001er TBA No. 5 in einer perfekt balancierten, hochkomplexen Reifephase, in der Frische, Tiefe und Präzision in beeindruckendem Einklang stehen. In der Nase ist er kühl und nobel mit getrockneten Zitronen-und Grapefruitschalen sowie feinen mineralischen Noten. Am Gaumen ist er opulent und zeigt Aromen von kandiertem Ingwerzuckerl, Zitrusnoten, Honig und einer noch immer lebendigen Säurestruktur. Der Abgang ist lang und präzise umarmt von Honig und feinen Kräutern. Der Abgang legt immer mehr zu, pikant, und sogar etwas salzig, wird immer länger.

In der Nase enorm komplex und opulent – kandierte Orange, getrocknete Ananas und Dattel begleitet von Vanille und feinem Karamell. Ein Hauch von Zimt und Bergamotte. Am Gaumen ist er konzentriert mit enormer Dichte wobei Süße, Säure und Holz vollständig verschmelzen. Wir finden Aromen von Honig und getrocknetem Ingwer im Abgang. Kracher TBA No. 6 Nouvelle Vague Grande Cuvée 2001 (Burgenland, Austria; 60% Chardonnay; 40% Welschriesling; 226.9 g/L of residual sugar; 10% alcohol). Candied orange peel, Seville orange marmalade, salted peanut brittle and candied rose petals with dried fruits and brandysnaps! This is quite a cocktail with staggering complexity both aromatically and on the ample, crystalline and yet somehow sinuous palate. There’s that brilliant Kracher-signature combination of startling freshness (a combination of acidity and the natural bitterness from those botrytis burnt sugar elements) and striking salinity. A brilliant explosion of fruit even after quarter of a century! 95. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Dunkles Bernstein bis Altgold. In der Nase außergewöhnliche Aromen von getrocknetem Cassis, Holunderblüte und Grapefruitschale. Diese Noten finden sich auch am Gaumen wieder begleitet von Kräutern und kandierten Zitrusfrüchten. Der Abgang ist leicht herb und würzig mit einer immer noch erfrischenden Salzigkeit. Kracher TBA No. 8 Zwischen den Seen Welschriesling 2001 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Welschriesling; 284 g/L of residual sugar; 8.5% alcohol). Fascinating and rather distinctive, with more herbal and floral elements than most of its peers. Eucalyptus, green and black leaf tea, jasmine and a distinctly bulbal floral note (iris bulbs perhaps) accompany the quince, green apple and darker berry fruit components. There’s a colossal step up in viscosity from the Grande Cuvée and just enough natural acidity and burnt sugar bitterness to cope with that incredible richness. Monumental and utterly unique. 96. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Dunkles Gold im Glas. In der Nase frische Zitruszesten, Grapefruit, Lemongras und exotische Tropenfrucht, dazu Pfirsich, Honig und feine Kräuteranklänge. Am Gaumen hochkonzentriert und dennoch messerscharf frisch, getragen von einer lebendigen, rassigen Säure, die die üppige Süße perfekt ausbalanciert. Seidig, mineralisch und energiegeladen mit sorbetartiger Leichtigkeit. Ein langer, minutenlanger Abgang mit beeindruckender Präsenz und großer Trinkanimation. The 2006 #11 Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese Zwischen den Seen delivers a thickly concentrated yet razor sharp and refreshing essence of this grapes endearing virtues: high toned sage, bergamot and mint; pink grapefruit and oranges; peach preserves and glazed pineapple; honey and nut oils. With silken-smooth refinement, nearly levitating gracefulness, sorbet-like refreshment, and an infectious energy that carries you up into its finish, this is Scheu out on the dance floor, dressed in black tie, showing off without missing a beat. Given this wine’s sheer sweetness not to mention overall intensity, it will be capable of fascinating pairings with a diverse range of desserts. And it should dazzle for two decades or more. 96/100 The Wine Advocate / David Schildknecht Kracher TBA No. 11 Zwischen den Seen Scheurebe 2006 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Scheurebe; 299.4 g/L of residual sugar; 9% alcohol). I’d love to have the formula to calculate the potential alcohol level in the fruit when it was picked here – with 9% alcohol and almost exactly 300 g/l of residual sugar in the finished wine! If I’m not mistaken (and I might well be) we’re at well over 25% of potential alcohol at fermentation. Fascinating, with eucalyptus, chocolate (really!) and spearmint vying for attention with the baked and scorched apricot, plum and even pineapple notes. There’s a subtle and delightful hint of confected raspberry lurking in there too; and, with aeration, crème brulée. The intensity is sublime, but this is at the same time really restrained and elegant, the considerable viscosity almost difficult to take in at first, not least as one is – as always – struck first and foremost by the almost shocking freshness and purity of the fruit and its associated vibrant, almost pulsating, acidity. Brilliant and, for me, the pick of the 2006s. 98. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Mittleres Goldgelb. Zarte Rauchigkeit, Zitronenthymian und Limettenzeste prägen die Nase. Am Gaumen dicht und cremig, fast opulent in der Textur, gleichzeitig von lebendiger Säure und intensiver Zitrusfrucht getragen. Aromen von Litschi, Maracuja und rosa Grapefruit verleihen Frische und Spannung Medium golden yellow. Delicate smoke, subtle lemon thyme and lime zest on the nose and in the mouth. This wine is incredibly thick and creamy, yet its vivacious acidity and intense citrus flavours keep it from cloying. This Rubenesque angel is extremely primary-almost unformed today-and really must be given time before a proper assessment can be made. 95/100 The Wine Advocate / David Schildknecht Kracher TBA No. 12 Zwischen den Seen Scheurebe 2006 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Scheurebe; 373.3 g/L of residual sugar; 6% alcohol). The residual sugar level here is off the radar and, again, if my back-of-the hand calculation is right, we’re at over 25% of potential alcohol at fermentation. Another extraordinary wine whether or not one looks at its vital statistics! In a way this starts to resemble a Tokaji Esszencia, and the question is whether to serve this by the glass or the spoonful. Either way, it’s amazing, though I have a marginal preference for the Scheurebe TBA cuvée no. 11, today at least. It’s not that it’s all too much – or at least not too much sugar. If anything, it’s too much tension. But, of course, it needs all of that racy tension to cut the sucrosity. The two together, although perfectly balanced, still have one feeling like one’s just watched at close quarters a titanic struggle between two goliaths. So whilst this is perhaps more impressive, there’s much to be said for the relative tranquillity of the lower-numbered cuvées. At the same time, this is a startlingly brilliant wine, with an incredibly creaminess to the mouthfeel that the others don’t quite have. And the candied orange notes – aromatically and on the palate – are sublime. 96. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

In der Nase entfalten sich verlockende Aromen von reifer Marille und duftigem Quittenkompott. Am Gaumen zeigen sich saftiger Pfirsich, aromatische Quitte und Apfelkompott, begleitet von einem Hauch Akazienhonig. Im Abgang bleiben feine Tabaknoten und ein Hauch Birne zuru¨ck, wa¨hrend sich wu¨rzige Kra¨uter und ein salziger Nachhall harmonisch entfalten. The 2006 #4 Chardonnay Trockenbeerenauslese Nouvelle Vague offers aromas and flavors of grilled pineapple, spiced apple, banana, and orange and vanilla cream. Yet for all of its gaudy side, and its honeyed botrytis and new wood patina, this also displays almost a Burgundian side of its grape, in its notes of toasted hazelnuts and wheat germ. Texturally, though, the impression here is more of juiciness and polish than of creaminess. In a remarkable display of self-sufficiency of which Chardonnay was memorably capable in Kracher’s hands, this multi-faceted elixir remains bright and refreshing, checking its sweetness before residual sugar can throw a blanket over a long finish that is spicy and invigorating. Kracher TBA No. 4 Nouvelle Vague Chardonnay 2006 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Chardonnay; 189.8 g/L of residual sugar; 12% alcohol). Fascinating. Peanut brittle. Cordite. Werther’s Originals, which might not mean much outside of the UK – but, essentially, caramel meets butterscotch, with a more creamy mouthfeel and texture. Sorry, I digress! Brandysnaps! A little wild strawberry, which is wonderful and almost a hint of strawberry jam in the process of being made (gently bubbling nice a New Zealand geezer!). This is incredibly viscous in the mouth (we’re at No. 4 and we know there are higher levels of residual sugar, and hence viscosity, to come!) but what is amazing is that what one senses is the salinity, first, and then then freshness – never really the sucrosity. Another truly amazing wine from Kracher. Utterly unique and utterly brilliant. “It’s Chardonnay, Jim, but not as we know it!” (with apologies to Mr Spock from Star Trek). 96. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness 93/100 The Wine Advocate / David Schildknecht

Leuchtende Bernsteinfarbe mit zarten Messingreflexen. Intensiv aromatisch mit Nuancen von tropischen Früchte wie Litschi, Mango, Ananas und Maracuja. Am Gaumen sehr konzentriert, fast ölig und cremig. Leichte Nougat- und Karamellnoten im Abgang. Kracher TBA No. 5 Zwischen den Seen Scheurebe 2006 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Scheirebe; 183.2 g/L of residual sugar; 11.5% alcohol). Here we change register again, with more exotic fruits – lychees and guava, a little passionfruit too – alongside the now familiar quince and butter-softened apple. There’s a little black tea leaf too and a hint of both bergamot and smoke – so, Russian caravan tea leaf perhaps. Again, that remarkable acidity. Here it seems almost more intense as the wine has quite a narrow frame in the mouth. There’s a lovely combination of burnt orange rind and fresh mint on the finish. Wondrously sapid and salivating. 95. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Die 2006 TBA No. 7 von Kracher zeigt in der Nase frische Zitrusnoten wie Zitronenzeste und Grapefruit, ergänzt durch kandierte Aprikose, Quitte, florale und honigige Nuancen sowie dezente Kräuter- und Mineralnoten. Am Gaumen ist der Wein straff, klar und konzentriert, die Süße elegant eingebunden. Aromen von Zitrus, Honig und feinen Kräutern verbinden sich mit einer subtilen Mineralität, die auf seine Herkunft und die Böden des Neusiedler Sees schließen lässt. Die Textur ist schlank, animierend und harmonisch. Der Abgang ist lang, frisch und vibrierend, mit zitrischen Noten, Honig und leichter Kräuterwürze. The green-gold-glinting 2006 #7 Welschriesling Trockenbeerenauslese Zwischen den Seen is another of Kracher’s testimonies to the potential of that ubiquitous and much unloved Central European grape variety. Scents of grilled pineapple, passion fruit, spruce resin, and browned sugar lead to a thickly-rich yet invigoratingly pungent and resinous palate, and the hugely-honeyed finish pulls up just short of becoming cloying. I would plan on revisiting this in several years. It will certainly be capable of holding up to a decade of cellaring, though whether any complexities gained will justify that, only time can tell us. Long-time readers know that I can be hard on Kracher’s Traminer TBAs because this naturally low-acid grape has trouble dealing with the huge levels of residual sugar they impose on it. 92/100 The Wine Advocate / David Schildknecht Kracher TBA No. 7 Zwischen den Seen Welschriesling 2006 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Welschriesling; 206.1 g/L of residual sugar; 11% alcohol). Statistically, we might already be in the sucrose stratosphere, but (a) there’s more to come; and (b) you hardly notice it! Dried and fresh apricots, apricot compote, a little scorched pineapple and quince jam. Incredibly intense, once again, this is spherical in form in the mouth with a glacial, cool interior from whose heart the citrus acidity seems to radiate, pulsating as it does so. A wine of staggering freshness and sapidity given the level of residual sugar. Astonishing. 94. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Mittlerer, goldbrauner Ton. In der Nase reife Steinobstnoten, Marillenkonfitüre, zart nach Nüssen und Kräutern, ein sehr ideales Bild der Sorte, feine Honignote, sehr vielschichtig. Am Gaumen seidige, cremige Textur, bereits sehr gut in Balance, feines Säurespiel unterlegt, sehr gut integrierter Restzucker (290 gr), durchaus trinkanimierende Stilistik, bleibt sehr lange zurück, insgesamt sehr leichtfüßig wirkender Stil, der nicht auf 20 Jahre Reife schließen lässt. Verführerisch und elegant, hier wirkt alles wie selbstverständlich. Kracher TBA No. 9 Zwischen den Seen Welschriesling 2006 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Welschriesling; 290.0 g/L of residual sugar; 8.5% alcohol). Gosh, there’s almost 100 g/l more residual sugar in this than the TBA cuvée no. 7, also from Welschriesling. And, but for the monumental viscosity of this, you might well not have any inkling. Aromatically this is extraordinarily elegant with a gloriously pure and intense menthol note – almost crème de menthe alongside the scorched caramel and burnt peach skin notes. Staggeringly fresh on the entry and intensely salivating in its salinity and very natural acidity, this is yet another unique and remarkable wine from Kracher. Almost infinite on the palate with the waves of silky sapid freshness sustaining this over the distant horizon. The menthol returns. 96. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Der 2011 Traminer Trockenbeerenauslese No. 1 „Nouvelle Vague“ von Kracher zeigt sich in kräftigem Goldgelb und duftet intensiv nach Rosenblüten, Honig, kandierten Orangenzesten und reifen gelben Früchten, begleitet von feinen Kräuter- und Gewürznoten. Am Gaumen ist er opulent und hochkonzentriert, mit viel Süße, aber gut balancierender Säure, die Frische und Eleganz bringt. Aromen von Pfirsich, Karamell und mineralischer Salzigkeit münden in einen langen, dichten Abgang. Ein komplexer, vielschichtiger Süßwein mit großem Reifepotenzial. Kracher TBA No. 1 Nouvelle Vague Traminer 2011 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Traminer; 161.1 g/L of residual sugar; 11.5% alcohol). From the 2026 library release. This is another crackerjack of a wine from Kracher! It’s so pure and essential aromatically, with peach stone, bitter almond, burnt caramel, early grey leaf tea, bergamot, candyfloss and a hint of rose petal beautifully jiving with one another. Rich, deep and so incredibly viscous that the wine finds only quite a narrow frame in the mouth, accentuating the sensation of sheer fruit intensity. There’s fantastic freshness on the finish with the sheer juiciness of the fruit seemingly refreshing the palate in a series of saline-incrusted waves of pure peach. 94. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

2011 TBA No. 2 Rosemuskateller - Nouvelle Vague begeistert mit einem intensiven, vielschichtigen Duft nach Rosenblüten, Muskatwürze, Litschi und Honig. Mit über 15 Jahren Flaschenreife treten zusätzlich feine Eukalyptusnoten hervor. Am Gaumen zeigt er sich saftig, aromatisch konzentriert und zugleich lebendig, getragen von einer präzisen Säurestruktur und feiner Würze. Zarte Rosenanklänge, rote Beeren und ein Hauch von Erdbeere verleihen ihm zusätzliche Tiefe und Frucht. Subtile Eukalyptusnoten sorgen für Frische und eine elegante Kräuterwürze. Die Textur wirkt geschmeidig, die Süße ist harmonisch und fein eingebunden. Der Abgang ist lang, frisch und würzig, geprägt von floralen Nuancen, rotbeeriger Frucht und zarten Zitrusakzenten. Kracher TBA No. 2 Nouvelle Vague Rosenmuskateller 2011 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Rosenmuskateller; 167.6 g/L of residual sugar; 9.5% alcohol). We’re only at cuvée number 2 and yet the viscosity is ratcheted up several notches already. This is distinctly red-tinged producing a fiery amber glow akin to the backdrop of the penultimate scene of Don Giovanni in which the eponymous villain meets his fate. It’s more intense aromatically than the Traminer cuvée number 1 though, if anything, a little more subtle on the palate. Green leaf tea, Japanese salted plums, rose petal and lychee all vie for attention with candyfloss, bitter burnt sugar and a little jasmine, fresh mint and eucalyptus providing the background tones. This is broader framed than cuvée number 1 giving the wine a more glassy and crystalline mouthfeel and even greater elegance. Remarkable and unique. 94. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

2011 TBA No. 3 Rosenmuskateller wurde im Unterschied zur Nr. 2 in der Ausbaustilistik Zwischen den Seen ausgebaut. Intensive Aromen von Rosenblüten, zarter Muskatwürze und Honig, begleitet von feinen Anklängen von Orangenblüte.Am Gaumen präsentiert sich der Wein aromatisch dicht und lebendig, mit eleganter Süße und einer subtilen Würze. Der Abgang ist lang, klar und animierend, getragen von einer Rosennote und einer dezenten zitrischen Note. Auch wenn Gerhard Kracher persönlich den Nouvelle Vague bevorzugt, schwärmen viele Liebhaber besonders für Zwischen den Seen. Da unser Rosennmuskateller nur bis 2015 Zwischen den Seen ausgebaut wurde, heißt es hier zuschlagen, solange der Vorrat reicht. Kracher TBA No. 3 Zwischen den Seen Rosenmuskateller 2011 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Rosenmuskateller; 180.4 g/L of residual sugar; 10.5% alcohol). There’s no oak influence here as this was aged in stainless steel but there was also longer yeast contact. The contrast with cuvée number 2 is fascinating. Muscovado sugar and the burnt caramel from it, fresh ginger, fresh and dried rose petals, wild floral honey and pollen, maybe a little saffron too, with almost a hint of iodine and peat – think Islay single malt whisky (Ardbeg or Lagavulin). There’s even a hint of lanolin. This is much more spherical in form in the mouth than the Nouvelle Vague Rosenmuskateller and it seems more visceral in its viscosity at the core. There’s a lovely slow taper to a vanishing point on the horizon. This perhaps conveys less of its aromatic complexity to the palate, but it is if anything even fresher in its fruit purity. 93. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

In der Nase entfalten sich Limetten, weiße Blüten, Grapefruit und einen Hauch von tropischer Mango, ergänzt durch feinen Akazienhonig. Am Gaumen ist er saftig, präzise und lebendig, mit klarer Säure und tropischer Frucht, die einem direkt entgegenspringt. Der Abgang ist lang, frisch durch Zitronenaromen und auch die exotischen Früchte wirken lange nach. Kracher TBA No. 7 Zwischen den Seen Scheurebe 2011 (Burgenland, Austria; 100% Scheurebe; 196.7 g/L of residual sugar; 9.5% alcohol). This too was aged in stainless steel, with 18 months of yeast contact. Scorched peach skin and baked peach flesh, candied apricot, a subtle rose petal note and burnt caramel and candyfloss. Rose Turkish delight and butterscotch, with just a hint of strawberry candy. This is quite classical in a way … at least aromatically. For, on the palate this blows you away with both the viscosity and the sheer impact of the vibrant acidity that pulses through this like the aftershocks of an earthquake. There’s incredible salinity here too, contributing to the visceral sense of viscosity in the mouth. Not for the first time with a Kracher Scheurebe, wow! 96. /100 by Colin Hay The Drinks Buisness

Die 2013 Kracher Kollektionsbox beinhaltet 8 Trockenbeerenauslesen des Jahrgangs 2013. Die Kiste ist eine wahre Rarität.

Die Kollektionsbox beinhaltet die 10 Trockenbeerenauslesen des Jahrgangs 2017. Die Kiste ist limitiert.

2021 TBA No. 1 Traminer 2021 TBA No. 2 Zweigelt 2021 TBA No. 3 Grande Cuvée 2021 TBA No. 4 Rosenmuskateller 2021 TBA No. 5 Scheurebe 2021 TBA No. 6 Welschriesling

2021 Trockenbeerenauslese No.3 Grande Cuvee 6l

2021 Trockenbeerenauslese No. 3 Grande Cuvee DMG

2022 TBA No. 1 Zweigelt | Nouvelle Vague 2022 TBA No. 2 Welschriesling | Zwischen den Seen 2022 TBA No. 3 Grande Cuvée | Nouvelle Vague 2022 TBA No. 4 Scheurebe | Zwischen den Seen 2022 TBA No. 5 Rosenmuskateller | Nouvelle Vague

The crimson-colored 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 1 Zweigelt Nouvelle Vague is deep, intense and refined on the nose that is still a little untamed but shows fresh red berry and floral aromas intermingled with saline notes. The wine is rich and intense, remarkably concentrated and reveals sustainable salinity and mineral tension on the long and complex, vital finish that also reveals fine but structuring tannins, which make this TBA an excellent wine to pair with food, especially after 10 to 20 years. By Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate Bright, blood red in the glass. Red apple, some bitter lemon and grapefruit touches, lifted zesty lemon and bright acidity makes this tangy yet sweet - a great combination that is so drinkable and enjoyable. Super impressive. Some bitter touches alongside the creamy, visovus texture. It manages to weave vibrancy with structure and intensity but keeping a lifted frame and moreish quality. Have with food. One of five wines in the line up, from the outstanding 2022 vintage, entering the Place de Bordeaux this September. Director and winemaker Gerhard Kracher. Georgina Hindle, Decanter Peach and pear belle Helene. Already quite a lot of sugar. A hint of raspberry too and, strangely perhaps, childhood memories of Ribena. Relatively simple as these wines go, though with that characteristic Kracher purity and freshness. When re-tasted it’s the raspberry and, again, the cassis cordial that one really hones in on. Saline as ever with a lovely and distinct minerality, here just a little oyster shell but also a subtle hint of salted roasted macademia nuts. With aeration the acidity seems to mount and it reins in the sugar. I think this will age very well, but at the moment it hasn’t fully come together. The Drinks Business, Colin Hay Herrliche Intensität des Bouquets, in dem Noten von Erdbeeren, Pflaumen und Sauerkirschen eine einzigartige Symbiose bilden! Lieblich und cremig im Auftakt, steht bei diesem Wein nicht die Süße im Vordergrund, sondern Finesse und Frische gepaart mit Kraft. Die olfaktorischen Eigenschaften spiegeln sich am Gaumen bestens wider, und der Wein kann sich der wertvollen Unterstützung seiner Tannine rühmen. Diese bilden ein strukturierendes Fundament und fördern die Gaumenaromatik bis zum Finale Ein bezaubernder und mundender Wein. Yves Beck Transparente Farbnoten, ausgeprägte Weichsel, Zesten, Nougat und Kirsche; kräftig, gut balanciertes Frucht-Säurespiel; eingebundene Restsüße; Karamell un Cranberry im Nachhall; sehr lang anhaltend. 95/100 Punkte. By Willi Balanjuk A la Carte The 2022 Zweigelt TBA No. 1 Nouvelle Vague Kollektion was aged in new oak and shines with a smoky, translucent red color. Caramelized, juicy plum appears subtly on the nose, followed by creaminess. That same creaminess acts as a balm on the concentrated palate, where superb sweetness flows. This is ultra-concentrated and subtly flavored, a picture of plum compote with a lovely cinnamon edge. Everything about this wine is calm, smooth and soothing. Wonderful and almost psychedelic. Anne Krebiel 96/100 The Wine Advocate 96/100 Decanter 95/100 Willi Balanjuk 95/100 The Drinks Business