Kracher - Weinlaubenhof: Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvée No. 4 Nouvelle Vague 2020

2: Welschriesling 60%, Chardonnay 40%

5: hvid, sød; 10,0% Vol.; Modenhed til at drikke: 2025–2070; Pakket ind i: 6s

9: meget sød; eksotisk & aromatisk

3: Lobenberg: 98/100; Colin Hay: 98+/100; Parker: 98/100; Decanter: 98/20; Suckling: 97/100; Galloni: 97/100

6: Østrig, Burgenland

7: Allergener: Sulfitter, Information om aftapper
Tapperi / Importør: Kracher - Weinlaubenhof, Apetlonerstr. 37, 7142 Illmitz, ÖSTERREICH

Denne Trockenbeerenauslese er modnet på nye barriquefade efter forbillede fra store Sauternes. Derfor tilføjelsen "Nouvelle Vague". 2020 Grande Cuvée er en rigtig fyrværker i ordets bogstaveligste forstand, da den betager dig fra den allerførste næse. En TBA lavet af Welschriesling og Chardonnay. Genial, tætvævet, let røget næse. Ristede valnødder, karamel, sultana, tørret abrikos, subtile eksotiske ananas- og passionsfrugtaromaer. En eksplosion af moden tørret frugt i munden. Tørret blomme, lys sultana, men også en frisk frugtkerne nedenunder. Mandarin, fuldmoden abrikos, igen masser af eksotiske smagsnuancer af cremet mango og klar passionsfrugt i afslutningen. Den subliminale, modne syre giver altid genlyd og får aldrig denne eliksir til at virke kedelig, men altid fin. Alt her er i perfekt harmoni. En stor TBA fra Østrigs søde vinmester. Stor klasse i mange år! 98/100

Colin Hay om: Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvée No. 4 Nouvelle Vague

Tasted with Gerhard Kracher at the offices of his Bordeaux courtier. This is the principle release on la place, with the other cuvées only available as part of the 2020 collection case. And it contains, this year, all of the Chardonnay – there is no monocépage Chardonnay TBA in this vintage. Tutankhamun gold in the glass. More closed on the nose initially than the 2019, tasted alongside, but so amazingly pure. Candlewax. Saffron. Pineapple. Pears rather than apricots this year, confit melon. A little ginger. A touch of spice – above all, cinnamon. Crème brulée and burnt sugar. Peanut brittle. Apple pie with the pie crust. Assorted citrus notes. Lime. This is just fabulously pure, incredibly crystalline and energetic and intensely saline. Sapid and fresh as ever. This seems to pick its fruit each year – here we have the pixilated picture perfect rendition of white pear! More herbal and saline on the finish, with that fabulous and distinctly ‘Kracher’ mineral character. A brilliantly exciting wine and a revelation. 98+/100

Parker om: Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvée No. 4 Nouvelle Vague

The 2020 Trockenbeerenauslese No. 4 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague is based on 70% Welschriesling (vinified in large oak casks) and 30% Chardonnay (aged in barriques) and opens with an intense and concentrated bouquet with spicy quince aromas, lemon chutney, candied lemons, ripe and lush apricots and pineapples, hints of nougat, caramel and salt. It is very deep and complex but also refined, fresh and very elegant! Round, intense and highly refined on the palate, this is a saline and elegant, seemingly weightless Grande Cuvée that develops a spectacularly long and intense finish with salts and concentrated fruits such as melons, apricots, lemons, quinces and grapefruit. The aftertaste is intense and very long but of great finesse and elegance. This is a gorgeous wine, indeed, that is stunning a day after the opening and will need about a decade or more to gain even more complexity. 10% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in Lütjensee, Hamburg, in June 2023. To be released in mid-September 2023. 98/100

Decanter om: Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvée No. 4 Nouvelle Vague

The second release on the Place de Bordeaux, and a stunning wine from Gerhard Kracher in 2020. Beautifully honeyed caramel, lemon, peach and apricot notes on the nose, candied, dried and fresh with salted caramel and biscuit aromas too. Freshness straight away, a scintillating acidity that lifts the expression instantly and gives energy, life and focus. This is sweet no doubt, and you feel the richness in the weight and texture, but it also has this amazing salty, minerality underneath not only giving nuance and complexity but offsetting the sugary, ginger, cinnamon, pineapple and pear mid palate. A wonderfully compelling wine, with so much crystalline purity and ease about it. Defined, focussed, interesting and perfectly balanced. I absolutely adore it! 210g residual sugar. 7.6g/l acidity. Chardonnay fermented in barriques and Welschriesling in large wooden barrels for 30 months. Like last year, a special wooden collection box will also be available featuring this wine and other cuvées of different grape varieties and sweetness levels (this one being number four). 98/100

Suckling om: Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvée No. 4 Nouvelle Vague

What a complex nose of candied ginger, apricot conserve, dried mango, quince and vanilla. It’s balanced and complete, with very well integrated lemony acidity, spice and sweet, dried fruit. There’s a lot of structure behind the richness that gives it fantastic ageing potential. A cuvee of chardonnay and welschriesling fermented and matured in new oak casks, the chardonnay in barriques and the welschriesling in Slavonian barrels. Drink or hold. 97/100

Galloni om: Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvée No. 4 Nouvelle Vague

The 2020 Grande Cuvée TBA No. 4 Nouvelle Vague Kollektion is a blend of Chardonnay and Welschriesling. Smooth toffee and caramel come with a note of lemon and banana sliced into a butterscotch sauce. The palate has candied white currant, sultana and clear, bright blossom honey spiced with lemon juice. This is caramelized sweetness but comes on light feet, on little tiptoes of acidity that then explode into fullest flavor. The sultana and lemon aftertaste is endless, with some of the finest rum raisin ice cream notions. (Luscious) 97/100

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