1999 TBA No. 6 Grande Cuvee

Kräftiges Gelbgold, breiter Wasserrand, deutlicher
Holzkuss, massive Botrytiswürze,
Dörrobstcharakter, Blutorangen, vielschichtige
Aromatik, braucht Luft, am Gaumen sehr opulent,
aufgelockert durch eine feinstrahlige Säure,
Zitronenzesten, insgesamt weit eleganter als das
Bukett zunächst vermuten lässt. Im Rückgeschmack
enorme Nuancenvielfalt, hier beginnt sich die
Tropenfrucht aufzufächern, große Reserven.

The amber-colored 1999 Trockenbeerenauslese No 6 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague (Library Release 2024) is deep, refined and very intense on the nevertheless finessed nose that tends almost toward red wine or Colheita in its toasty and darker-toned fruit aromas that are reminiscent of potted cherries and plums as well as iodine, syrup and chestnut honey. Rich and elegant on the palate, with cedarwood and graphite (pencil tip) notes, this is a highly refined and elegant, very saline, vital and salivating TBA with oatmeal notes on the finish. This is a superb 25-year-old TBA. 10.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in May 2024.
The Wine Advocate - Reviewed by: Stephan Reinhardt

If you’ve never tasted a mature dessert wine, then you must try this to find out how incredible these wines can be. Great nose of peat and gunpowder underlined by notes of molasses and candied orange slices. Concentrated and rich, but elegant and beautifully balanced on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Very long, subtle finish. Drink or hold. 98/100 - Stuart Pigott/jamessuckling.com