Kracher Welschriesling Nouvelle Vague Trockenbeerenauslese #10 (375ML half-bottle) 1999
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Medium golden yellow in color. Aromas of fresh tangerine zest over floral nuances. There is a sensation of red-berried characters over delicate honeyed notes and a highly attractive bouquet. Rich and luscious with concentration of fruit extract over vibrant acidity. White tropical fruit notes, highly mineral with a salty tang on the finish; despite the immense residual sugar value, the wine is remarkably fresh.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 1999 #10 Welschriesling Nouvelle Vague Trockenbeerenauslese, a wine Alois Kracher believes is his most concentrated of the 1999 vintage, offers white pepper-laced yellow fruits in its aromatics. Smoke, jellied peaches, jammy apricots, and loads of spices can be found in this viscous offering's character. It is immensely rich, almost painfully so, and is already revealing traces of caramel flavors that will, in time, significantly mark its character. It can be consumed over the next 40+ years. Bravo!
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An ethereal sweet wine, that melts away on the palate. It begins with an opening salvo of dried tropical fruit, caramel and candied citrus aromas and flavors, seamlessly meshed with the sweetness and acidity, giving an impression of cashmere on the palate. It ends with lingering caramel and apricot notes. Well-done.
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.