I like the spicy complexity here with anise aromas alongside marmalade, caramelised apples, roasted figs and burnt toffee. Fantastic concentration, full-bodied and sweet, but you are left more with the almost savory spice and molasses character. Chardonnay and welschriesling. Drink or hold.
95 points, Claire Nesbitt, James Suckling (Sep 2023)
Blending 40% Chardonnay with 60% Welschriesling, the golden-yellow colored 2020 Beerenauslese Cuvée is intense and concentrated on the finely saline and fruit-intense nose that reveals perfectly ripe, stewed and candied lemon zest and orange aromas intermingled with ripe apricot and a kiss of toast and mocha due to the 15% used barriques during the vinification. Round and refined on the palate, this is a very intense yet fine, elegant, fruit-intense and balanced Beerenauslese with very delicate acidity. It has an uplifting, savory and saline finish and delivers lots of energy and tension but most of all finesse paired with intensity. This is surely one of the finest BAs I have ever tasted from Kracher in 20 years. 11% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in Lütjensee, Hamburg, in June 2023.
94+ points, Stephan Reinhardt, Wine Advocate (Aug 2023)
The 2020 Beerenauslese Cuvée is a blend of Welschriesling and Chardonnay, with at least 80% botrytised grapes. The nose pulls off an unusual combination of citrus, caramel and roasted cashew, of praline with a floral overtone. This is where Kracher begins to show his real mettle. Passion fruit overtones appear on the mid-palate alongside the honeyed note of botrytis. Aromatic, fluid and concentrated but light enough to be gastronomically versatile with a beautifully sharp acidity that combines the topicality of passion fruit and the clarity of citrus. Bravo (Sweet)
94 points, Anne Krebiehl, Vinous (Feb 2024)
Strong golden yellow, silver reflections. Delicate botrytis notes, fine aromas of white flowers, white nougat, candied tangerine zest, backed by fine yellow tropical fruit. Medium complexity, delicate white apple, fresh and salty, appears lean and lively, already easy to drink.
94 points, Peter Moser, Falstaff (Dec 2023)
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