Tried this last weekend:
1. Kracher TBA WTW (12.0%; www.kracher.at/en/; 55% Welschriesling/40% Chardonnay/5% Traminer; RS: 19.44%) Illmitz/Burgenland NV: Deep golden color w/ slight browning; intense peachy/apricotty/botrytis slight earthy very strong TBA nose; rather soft/rich/lush intense botrytis/apricotty/peachy quite sweet slight tangy flavor; very long/lingering very intense botrytis/apricotty/peachy slight earthy quite sweet slight earthy finish; a bit on the soft/simple side and nothing but botrytis but a perfectly delicious TBA. $23.00/187ml (LB)
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1. The SeeWinkel, on the eastern side of NeusiedlerSee, is a rather pretty area. As you approach it across the See from the West by ferry, it appears to be little more than a large swamp. Not very dramatic vistas like elsewhere in Austria, the area is teeming w/ wildlife and a beautiful area to take a bike ride, as it is pretty flat w/ gently rolling hills.
GerhardKracher, son of the late AloisKracher, now runs the estate. They are, of course, famous for their sweet/dessert wines. In point of fact, they make a whole range of dry white and red wines. I have never seen them on the shelves and have no idea what they're like.
Tom