Weingut Harald und Christine Kraft
Conradplatz 11 7071 Rust Wine region: Burgenland District: Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland Phone: +43 2685 6454 Fax: +43 2685 60769 Internet: www.weingut-kraft.at Cellar master: Harald Kraft Cultivated area: 8.50 ha
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The estate is located in the free town of Rust in the Neusiedlersee-Hügelland wine-growing region in the Burgenland in Austria. It is run by Harald and Christine Kraft. The vineyard area totals ten hectares, with holdings, among others, in the following sites: Baumgarten, Gmerk, Mariental, Pandkräftn and Vogelsang. Red varieties planted are the following: Blaufränkisch, Blauburgunder, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec,as well as the following white varieties: Welschriesling, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Müller-Thurgau and Furmint. Sustainable vineyard practices have been implemented for decades. The wines are cool-fermented in temperature-controlled tanks in order to retain varietal character and fruit. Dry white wines are matured in stainless steel tanks, sweet wines and red wines are matured in oak barrels for a minimum of 12 months. The „Genesis“ range carries consecutive numbers, this designates Ruster Ausbruch wines made from various varieties. Bottle-fermented sparkling wines are also produced.

The vintage 2009
Unfortunately, no wines have been submitted for tasting for several years now, so that we are unable to form a meaningful opinion on the current performance of this producer. For this reason, we see no option but to suspend the classification until further notice.
The vintage 2008
Unfortunately, no current wines have been submitted for tasting for some time, so that, for the time being, we are listing this as a temporary classification.
The vintage 2006
A very homogeneous range, although this year the flagship wines were not tasted. One can certainly appreciate the meticulous work of the winemaker across the range, although one cannot help wishing the wines might have jus ta little more depth and substance.
Burgenland
Blaufränkisch, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Bandkräftn
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (81)
Blaufränkisch, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Gmerk
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (83)
Chardonnay, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), sweet, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 6.90 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (83)
Chardonnay, White wine, quality wine, dry, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 4.90 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (81)
Furmint, White wine, quality wine, dry, Hechtnstutzer, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 4.20 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (84)
Gewürztraminer, White wine, late harvest (Spaetlese), sweet, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 8.00 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (84)
Riesling, White wine, quality wine, dry, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 4.90 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (83)
Sauvignon Blanc, White wine, quality wine, dry, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 4.90 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (83)
Sauvignon Blanc, White wine, quality wine, sweet, Kreuz & Quer, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 5.90 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (82)
Welschriesling, White wine, quality wine, dry, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 4.20 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (77)
The vintage 2005
Burgenland
Chardonnay, White wine, quality wine, dry
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (79)
Furmint, White wine, quality wine, dry, Hechtnstutzer
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (82)
Sauvignon Blanc, White wine, quality wine, dry
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (81)
Welschriesling, White wine, quality wine, dry
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (79+)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Kraftwerk No. 10, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 14.20 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (76)
Red wine, table wine, Jungfernlese, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (84)
Merlot, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 16.00 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (77)
Pinot Noir, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Neusiedel Lake hills/Neusiedlersee-Hügelland, 7.20 €
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (78)
The vintage 2004
Burgenland
Blaufränkisch, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Mariental
	Full description	Request-Form	Satisfactory (77)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Red wine, quality wine, dry
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (82)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Kraftwerk No. 9
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (86)
Furmint, White wine, Ausbruch, sweet, Genesis No. 7
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (89+)
The vintage 2003
Burgenland
Blaufränkisch, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Mariental
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (86+)
Cabernet Sauvignon, Red wine, quality wine, dry, Kraftwerk No. 8
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (85+)
Merlot, Red wine, quality wine, dry
	Full description	Request-Form	Very good (84)
Red wine, quality wine, dry, Red magic
	Full description	Request-Form	Excellent (87)