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Kracher Beerenauslese Welschriesling Neusiedlersee DAC

Neusiedlersee DAC, Austria
From the Seewinkel's botrytis-blessed Welschriesling vines — naturally infected by Botrytis cinerea in the autumn lake fogs — this Beerenauslese is Austria's most approachable sweet wine tier. Deep golden amber with aromas of apricot preserve, saffron, lemon marmalade, and honeycomb. The palate is luscious with exhilarating natural acidity — a tension between sugar and acid that characterises great botrytised wine — finishing with a crystalline mineral note from the lakeside alluvial soils.
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Austrian apple strudel with its regional sweet wine — the most natural pairing in Austrian gastronomy; the wine's apricot and spice mirrors the strudel's apple-cinnamon filling
classic dessert
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Beerenauslese and foie gras — the great sweet wine and fat luxury pairing of European gastronomy; the wine's botrytis complexity and acidity balance the liver's richness
classic starter
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Austrian blue cheese and Beerenauslese follows the great European tradition of sweet wines with blue-veined cheese; the wine's acidity cuts through the mould's intensity
classic cheese