Kracher Grand Cuvee Nouvelle Vague TBA No. 6 (375ML) 2001
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Pair the Grande Cuvée Trockenbeerenauslese "Nouvelle Vague" No. 6 with tarte tatin, sliced pancakes served with plum compote and Époisses de Bourgogne.
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Terrific flavors of apricot, hazelnut, butter and vanilla pick up a smoky element on the finish. It's the seamless texture and lively structure that complete the overall impression. More elegant than some of the Kracher lineup, showing well now.
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The amber-colored 2001 Grande Cuvée Trockenbeerenauslese No 6 Nouvelle Vague displays a beautifully matured, malty and pumpernickel bouquet with chestnuts and toasty flavors of dark caramel, dried apricots and walnuts. Very transparent, highly elegant and finesse-full on the palate, with a very salty and firmly structured finish, this is a fascinating sweet wine that has matured much quicker than other vintages. "2001 was a very warm, but also very late vintage because botrytis came very late," says Gerhard Kracher, who had 20-year-old vines then.
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Located in the Seewinkel, an area in the Burgenland region of Austra, along the eastern shore of Lake Neusiedl, Weinlaubenhof Alois Kracher is in possession of a microclimate uniquely suited to the production of Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese wines. 32 hectares of vineyards are planted with Welschriesling, Chardonnay, Traminer, Muskat Ottonel and Scheurebe. Kracher is internationally regarded as one of the finest dessert wine makes. After Alois Kracher passed away in December 2007, his 27 year-old son Gerhard took over responsibility of winemaking. He manages the winery with the same strength, firm will and consequence as his famous father once did.
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