Der Besuch von Stephan Reinhardt (Wine Advocate / Robert Parker) brachte es auf den Punkt: Dreimal 100 Punkte für unseren aktuellen Library Release. Ein beeindruckender Hattrick – und ein weiterer Beweis dafür, dass Kracher den Maßstab für Süßwein immer wieder neu definiert Ausgezeichnet wurden: 2000 TBA No. 3 Chardonnay Alois Kracher‘s re-released 2000 Trockenbeerenauslese No 3 Chardonnay Nouvelle Vague displays a saddle-brown color with a brightening, yellowish and lime-green edge. The bouquet is deep, very intense yet refined and displays saline notes and even slightly flinty nuances intertwined with nougat, dark caramel, licorice and plummy and stone fruit aromas. The wine is enormously rich on the palate yet immaculate in its perfect „100-pointer texture.“ This is a spell-binding beauty full of finesse and lively salinity that triggers an immediate swallowing reflex. „Oh, linger, you are so beautiful,“ I hear myself quoting Goethe‘s Faust II, but again and again this wine defies analysis and seduces shamelessly but perfectly. The long and saline, salivating finish reveals dark chocolate and refreshing lemon flavors and keeps the wine its it weightless, elegant and refined style. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Illmitz in June 2025. (100/100 Stephan Reinhardt | The Wine Advocate) 2005 TBA No. 7 Grande Cuvée Alois and Gerhard Kracher‘s 2005 Trockenbeerenauslese No 7 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague is part of the 2025 Library Release and another stellar wine in the history of this domaine in Illmitz. Given the fact that this dark orange-colored noble sweet wine was aged in barriques, it displays a lovely deep yet pure, fresh and aromatic bouquet of stewed stone fruits and citrus fruit intermingled with nuances of nougat, toast, salt and caramel, maybe even flinty nuances. Rich but immaculate and highly finessed on the palate, this is a stimulating, even salivating saline and filigree- structured TBA that develops a very long and lively, even energetic finish due to this stunning, even mineral acidity. This is an ageless TBA that still has a long life ahead. 10% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Illmitz in June 2025. (100/100 Stephan Reinhardt | The Wine Advocate) 2005 TBA No. 9 Scheurebe The deep amber-colored 2005 Trockenbeerenauslese No 9 Scheurebe Zwischen den Seen is part of the 2025 Library Release. It opens with an intense and elegant bouquet of mint and eucalyptus and balsamic as well as concentrated fruit aromas that intermingle with nougat and caramel but also saline notes. This is a very rich but pristine TBA that might not be the most complex sweet wine of the 2025 Library Release, but it is highly finessed, stimulating saline, fresh and the perfect expression of Scheurebe (a.k.a. Sämling 88 in Austria). This is a spellbinding fresh, lemony and delicate TBA in the classic Austrian style (no barriques but large oak casks or stainless steel). 7.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Illmitz in June 2025. (100/100 Stephan Reinhardt| The Wine Advocate)

Alois and Gerhard Kracher's 2005 Trockenbeerenauslese No 7 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague is part of the 2025 Library Release and another stellar wine in the history of this domaine in Illmitz. Given the fact that this dark orange-colored noble sweet wine was aged in barriques, it displays a lovely deep yet pure, fresh and aromatic bouquet of stewed stone fruits and citrus fruit intermingled with nuances of nougat, toast, salt and caramel, maybe even flinty nuances. Rich but immaculate and highly finessed on the palate, this is a stimulating, even salivating saline and filigree-structured TBA that develops a very long and lively, even energetic finish due to this stunning, even mineral acidity. This is an ageless TBA that still has a long life ahead. 10% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Illmitz in June 2025. 100/100 By Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate Peach! Peach! More peach! But black raspberry too and crushed raspberry pips. Wow. Simply incredible in its purity and sheer fruit intensity. There’s toffee apple, butterscotch and crème brulée (in fact, much more brulée – the lovely bitterness of burnt sugar – than crème). Then one finds the minerality – saline, but stony too and almost slightly flinty in that very clean, pure, brilliant way. The texture is incredible – succulent, soft, crystalline and then energised by the freshness of the wondrous citrous element that arrive last of all and then interweave themselves with those peaches and, on the finish, we’re back to peaches, peaches and more peaches. Just wow! There are tears in my eyes. 100/100 Colin Hay, The Drinks Business

2018 Beerenauslese Cuvee 6l

2020 Beerenauslese Cuvee Doppelmagnum

Ein tiefes Kirschrot schimmert im Glas. In der Nase zeigt sich ein Zusammenspiel von reifen roten Beeren, begleitet von feinen Noten von getrockneten Aprikosen und einem Hauch floraler Nuancen. Im Abgang mischen sich zarte Erdbeeraromen. Saftig am Gaumen mit deutlichem Rotweincharakter. Sanfte Tannine sorgen für Struktur, während sich schwarzes Beerenkonfit und eine feine Würze im Abgang harmonisch verbinden.

Ein leuchtendes Gelbgrün schimmert im Glas und weckt die Vorfreude auf den ersten Schluck. In der Nase entfaltet sich ein vielschichtiges Bukett – saftige Mandarinen, exotische Maracuja und zarter Jasmin verbinden sich zu einem einladenden Duftspiel. Am Gaumen zeigt sich der Wein saftig und elegant, mit einer feinen Würze von Muskatnuss und einer frischen, lebendigen Struktur. Die harmonisch eingebundene Süße sorgt für Balance und hinterlässt im Nachhall einen Hauch von Honig. The 2021 Muskat Ottonel Auslese is pale golden in hue and unbelievably fragrant: elderflower cordial and candied citrus aromas are totally heady on the nose. The supremely clean-cut palate charges in with fresh lemon brightness, soothing all of its sweetness so it becomes like lemon candy. The finish tapers into precision and the aromas are long and lasting. 93/100 Vinous

2021 Beerenauslese Cuvee Kräftiges Goldgelb, Silberreflexe. Deutliche Botrytiswürze, Nuancen von reifem gelbem Kernobst, ein Hauch von Karamell, mit kandierten Orangenzesten unterlegt. Saftig, elegant, weißer Pfirsich, gut integrierte Süße, feine Säurestruktur, dezenter Honigtouch im Nachhall. 93/100 Peter Moser; Falstaff The 2021 Beerenauslese Cuvée opens with a clear, fresh and finely honeyed bouquet of dried and stewed apricots and fresh apricot skins, greengage plum and saline notes. Full-bodied, lush and refined on the palate, this is a rich yet elegant and fresh BA based on Chardonnay and Welschriesling. Pineapple aromas populate the finish that pairs fine tannins and a caramelly salinity that is so typical for wines from the Seewinkel. To be released in September this year. 11% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in May 2024.

2021 Beerenauslese Cuvee Magnum The 2021 Rosenmuskateller Beerneauslese is a pale, amber-tinged red. This contains shriveled, dried berries without botrytis as well as botrytised fruit. Candied petals of Damask rose shimmer on the nose, trailing aromatic red fruit like rosehip and pomegranate. The palate is fully sweet and viscous, with a lovely web of tannins and a gorgeous tone of treacle that is brightened by that tart, red aromatic fruit and candied blood orange. The 2021 is layered, superbly aromatic, always with the haunting sensation of rose petals. This wine is alluring, beguiling, unusual and rare, with exquisite balance and superb freshness. 96/100 Vinous

Ein mittelkräftiges Kirschrot leuchtet im Glas, während sich in der Nase eine harmonische Mischung aus roten Beeren entfaltet – von Erdbeere und Kirsche bis hin zur saftigen Zwetschke. Am Gaumen spiegeln sich diese Aromen wider, begleitet von einer feinen floralen Note und einer eleganten Kräuterwürze im Abgang. Sanfte Tannine verleihen Struktur, während die mineralische Frische den Wein perfekt abrundet. The 2022 Zweigelt Auslese is a sweet wine with a smoky pink hue of astonishing luminosity, made from 30-35% botrytized fruit. Plum and berry compote have gentle lift on the nose with a touch of fruit tisane and an edge of orange peel. The palate is all fruit tones, reminiscent of ripe pomegranate and berry sorbet. Botrytis lends a slight edge of caramel, while freshness highlights the purity of the fruit. This is a wine that defies conventional wisdom. By Anne Krebiehl, Vinous

The orange-red 2022 Beerenauslese Rosenmuskateller Red Roses is deep, refined and complex on the nose that intertwines precise and elegant red fruit and floral aromas with mocha, nutmeg and nougat nuances. Rich and very elegant on the palate, this is a concentrated, sweet and textured but refined and saline, even crystalline Muscat with a long, intense and balanced finish. The sweetness is uplifted here by the fine acidity and even more so by the salivating salinity. This is a serious wine that bridges the Beerenauslese predicate to the Trockenbeerenauslese collection. By Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate

The 2021 Beerenauslese Zweigelt is once again a feat of winemaking. It is made from 60-70% botrytized fruit, resulting in a brilliantly pink hue. The lift of botrytis adds lift to the candied strawberry note on the nose, along with a touch of pepper. The palate is rich, candied and sweet yet beautifully fresh. The purity of this wine is astonishing. Its length, creaminess and smoothness are next level. 94/100 Vinous Ein leuchtendes Kirschrot, das bereits beim ersten Blick verführt. In der Nase entfaltet sich ein intensives Aroma von reifen Erdbeeren und saftigen Herzkirschen – wie ein Spaziergang durch einen sonnengewärmten Obstgarten. Am Gaumen eine harmonische Balance aus roten Ribiseln und Weichselkompott, ergänzt durch die süße Verführung von Erdbeerkonfit. Der ausgeprägte Rotweincharakter verleiht Tiefe, während feine Rumtopfnoten den Abgang elegant abrunden.

Vinified in stainless steel, the golden-yellow 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 2 Welschriesling Zwischen den Seen is superbly precise and concentrated on the nose that displays perfectly ripe, yellow botrytis fruit with beautiful lemon nuances intermingled with saline and herbal tea notes. The wine is rich but highly finessed and elegant on the palate, beautifully balanced and mouthfilling, Savory as it is, the wine develops a subtle intensity without power or overconcentration. It is full of finesse and brightness yet also this characteristic salinity that makes Kracher's wines so irresistible. This is a fabulous, very sustainable and gastronomic TBA that no wine lover would want to put down the glass. In any case, the drinking speed is likely to be quite high, and the finish is the longest of the 2022 collection. By Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate Lively and bright, this has a gorgeous playful aspect with pineapple and peach and biting acidity that cuts through some of the sweetness. Rich and intense yet delineated, precise, finessed and elegant. Citrus fruit, saline notes and savoury touches of vanilla, white chocolate and dried herbs. I like this a lot, lifted and pure with plenty going on. Thick and viscous but keeps a sherbet, citrus kick on the back which makes it so fun and approachable. Totally yum. A marvelous wine. 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, Decante Helles goldgelb; intensives vielschichtiges Bukett; Aromen von Maracuja, Blütenhonig und Verbene; kräftig, engmaschige Struktur; Kumquats und Mandeln im Finish; fruchtiger, balancierter Schmelz im Abgang; langer Nachhall; Marillen und Minze im Rückaroma. 95+/100 Punkte. By Willi Balanjuk. Apple. Pure and simple. Granny Smith. But with a red apple skin too. A little white pear. Peanut brittle and salt. Pure, simple – a little like the cuvée no. 1 – but with more obvious potential (though both will age very gracefully and gain in complexity). There’s a fascinating hint of greenery here – part floral, part herbal, part almost grassy – and it breathes freshness into this in a most beguiling way. Fresh ginger too. I love that very Kracher peanut brittle note. Gorgeous, though once again at this stage the residual sugar slightly triumphs on the palate over the acidity (less of an issue, ironically, with the higher number – i.e.: higher residual sugar – cuvées). 95+/100 Colin Hay | The Drinks Business Die vielen Nuancen unterstreichen sofort die olfaktorische Komplexität dieses Weins. Tropische Noten verbinden sich mit blumigen, wurzeligen und kandierten Düften auf einem Hintergrund von gerösteten Mandeln und Rhabarber. Der Wein ist cremig, aber auch salzig im Auftakt und vereint Dichte, Spannung, Süße und Finesse in einer makellosen Harmonie. Yves Beck 98/100 The Wine Advocate 98/100 Decanter 95+/100 Willi Balanjuk 95+/100 The Drinks Business 591 kJ / 141 kcal in 100ml

The 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 3 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague is a deep, complex, very elegant and refined, saline blend of Welschriesling and Chardonnay vinified in barriques for 30 months. Lemon rind and chutney aromas intermingle with oak, vanilla and bright toast aromas. The wine is generous and rich yet highly refined and elegant on the palate, provided with concentrated and sweet fruit, very fine tannins and this saline and crystalline acidity that is so delicate that it takes this sweet wine on its wings toward heaven. Due to its balance, this is an irresistible though pretty sweet TBA that I would thus cellar for another decade to benefit from all its complexity without being detracted from its now prominent sweetness. By Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate Green apple, pear and pineapple, a little more subdued than the other two so far, even though it has pronounced sweetness. That said, this is lighter and more easy going, easier to drink perhaps or more versatile, but still with a silkiness and depth that is so remarkable with freshness and purity despite the sugariness. Gorgeous, peach and pear, creamy lemon, some vanilla and lemon verbena with wisps of sea salt acidity. Divine. 181.7g/l residual sugar. 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 The saline minerality immediately evident aromatically. This is more complex that the other cuvées and more evidently a wine of assemblage. That glorious slightly grilled, slightly charred pineapple note. Lime zest. Salted peanut brittle, again. Wild field honey. Pear. Peach belle Helene. Confit and fresh ginger. Toffee apple. Lanolin. On the palate this is not quite as viscous as it sometimes is, but that somehow gives more space for the fresh fruits to present themselves. It’s a little like the most wonderful fruit cocktail in a rich slightly burnt caramel syrup – one encounters the fresh and acidic fruits from a sea of richer, fuller and sweeter notes. Fresh pineapple with aeration in the mouth, and a little sesame seed. Great tension, as that implies, an impressive amplitude too and a kind of calm tranquillity despite the profound sense of energy and vibrancy. A little hint of coconut on the finish and ginger ale in the empty glass. The Drinks Business, Colin Hay Goldgelbe Farbe; komplexes Bukett; kandierte Orange, Blütenhonig, Nektarine; saftiger Wein; animierender Trinkfluss; gelber Pfirsich und Karamell im Abgang; zarter Gerbstoff; sehr langer Nachhall; Kumquats und Pfirsich im Rückaroma; hohes Potenzial. 97/100 Punkte. By Willi Balanjuk. Goldgelbe, leuchtende Farbe. Das Bouquet ist zwar intensiv, aber auf Tiefe und Vielfalt ausgerichtet. Die Nuancen variieren zwischen Himbeeren, Quitten, Maracuja und Ananas. Sie werden durch erdige Anklänge und Röstaromen ergänzt. Die Dichte am Gaumen passt gut zur Süße und Salzigkeit. Der Wein ist vollmundig, cremig und vor allem harmonisch. Herrliche Verbindung von Süße und Frische mit einem lieblichen, saftigen Finale. Ein mundender, begeisternder Wein mit langanhaltendem Nachklang. Yves Beck 98/100 The Wine Advocate 98/100 Decanter 98/100 The Drinks Business, Colin Hay 97/100 Willi Balanjuk 583 kJ / 139 kcal in 100ml

98/100 The Wine Advocate 98/100 Decanter 98/100 The Drinks Business, Colin Hay 97/100 Willi Balanjuk

The 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 3 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague is a deep, complex, very elegant and refined, saline blend of Welschriesling and Chardonnay vinified in barriques for 30 months. Lemon rind and chutney aromas intermingle with oak, vanilla and bright toast aromas. The wine is generous and rich yet highly refined and elegant on the palate, provided with concentrated and sweet fruit, very fine tannins and this saline and crystalline acidity that is so delicate that it takes this sweet wine on its wings toward heaven. Due to its balance, this is an irresistible though pretty sweet TBA that I would thus cellar for another decade to benefit from all its complexity without being detracted from its now prominent sweetness. 10% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Illmitz in June 2025. By Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate Goldgelbe Farbe; komplexes Bukett; kandierte Orange, Blütenhonig, Nektarine; saftiger Wein; animierender Trinkfluss; gelber Pfirsich und Karamell im Abgang; zarter Gerbstoff; sehr langer Nachhall; Kumquats und Pfirsich im Rückaroma; hohes Potenzial. 97/100 Punkte. By Willi Balanjuk. 98/100 The Wine Advocate 98/100 Decanter 98/100 The Drinks Business, Colin Hay 97/100 Willi Balanjuk

2023 konnten wir unseren letzten Eiswein bei uns im Seewinkel ernten – in kleinsten Mengen. Ob und wann es wieder einen geben wird, ist ungewiss… Seit Jahrzehnten produzieren wir im Weingut Kracher den Eiswein, doch es ist kein Geheimnis, dass die Winter im Burgenland immer wärmer werden und die notwendigen Temperaturen für die Lese immer seltener erreicht werden. Häufig erreicht uns daher die Frage: Wann gibt es den nächsten Eiswein? Die Antwort ist ungewiss. Unser Qualitätsanspruch bleibt hoch: Kein Eiswein ohne perfekte Bedingungen. Verkostungsnotiz: Helles Strohgelb mit grünen Reflexen, Grapefruit, Zritrusfrüchte, etwas exotische Anklänge, Zuckermelone, Holunderblüte, am Gaumen schöne frische Frucht, gut ausbalanciert mit lebendiger Säure

Helles Strohgelb mit grünen Reflexen, Grapefruit, Zritrusfrüchte, etwas exotische Anklänge, Zuckermelone, Holunderblüte, am Gaumen schöne frische Frucht, gut ausbalanciert mit lebendiger Säure.

Ein strahlendes Hellgelb mit zartem Schimmer – schon beim ersten Blick macht die Spätlese Cuvée Lust auf den ersten Schluck. In der Nase entfalten sich Aromen exotischer Früchte, die an reife Mango, Ananas und einen Hauch von Litschi erinnern. Am Gaumen sorgt die animierende Säure für Frische und Lebendigkeit, begleitet von einem harmonischen Trinkfluss. Die exotischen Fruchtnoten kehren zurück, ergänzt durch feine florale Nuancen, die die Spätlese Cuvée elegant ausklingen lassen.

The 2024 Rosé Spätlese is a blend of Merlot and Zweigelt in equal measure. It's a luminous, vivid pink in hue, with a touch of strawberry candy on the shy nose. The palate is all strawberry compote, creamy, smooth, intense and sweet. This is full of charm, juiciness and a whole lot of red fruit. By Anne Krebiehl, Vinous 100ml enthalten durchschnittlich Brennwert: 385 kJ / 92 kcal Kohlenhydrate: 10g davon Zucker: 9,3g Zutaten: Trauben; Stabilisatoren: Kaliumpolyaspartat (Weinsteinstabilisierung); enthält Sulfite

Leuchtendes Gelbgold. In der Nase feine nussige Noten, frische Orangenschalen, Macis, gelbe Pfirsichfrucht, feine Kräuterwu?rze, die mit Luft immer dunkler wird und Noten von feuchtem Stroh und Malz annimmt. Am Gaumen saftige gelbe Tropenfrucht, zart nach Maracuja und Ananas, stoffiger Körper, cremig und rund, sehr harmonisch und zugänglich, saftiges Marillenkonfit im Abgang, bereits gut antrinkbar und einsetzbar. 90/100 Falstaff/Peter Moser

Leuchtendes Gelbgold. In der Nase feine nussige Noten, frische Orangenschalen, Macis, gelbe Pfirsichfrucht, feine Kräuterwu?rze, die mit Luft immer dunkler wird und Noten von feuchtem Stroh und Malz annimmt. Am Gaumen saftige gelbe Tropenfrucht, zart nach Maracuja und Ananas, stoffiger Körper, cremig und rund, sehr harmonisch und zugänglich, saftiges Marillenkonfit im Abgang, bereits gut antrinkbar und einsetzbar. 90/100 Falstaff/Peter Moser