60 Years Anniversary TBA Magnum

Aged for 24+ months in new barriques, the 2020 Tro ckenbeerenauslese No. 2 Traminer Nouvelle Vague is very clear and concentrated on the detailed and saline nose with lemon zest, pepper, lychee and dra gon fruit aromas intermingled with notes of caramel and nougat. Lush and generous on the dense yet fresh and even stimulating palate, this is a very ele gant and remarkably refined yet intense Traminer with a concentrated but mouthwatering finish. There is great precision and finesse here. Try it with foie gras and brioche or drink it on its own. 11% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in Lütjensee, Hamburg, in June 2023. To be released in mid-September 2023. 96/100 Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate Kräftiges Goldgelb, Silberreflexe. Zart rauchig-kernig, dezenter Blütenhonig, Nuancen von gelber Frucht, nach Mango, feine brotige Botrytiswürze, braucht Luft. Stoffig, elegant, feines Steinobst, gute Frische, Nuancen von weißer Frucht, zartes Nougat im Ab gang, balanciert, gut antrinkbar. 95/100 Peter Moser, Falstaff Weinguide 2023/24

Helles Strohgelb mit grünen Reflexen, Grapefruit, Zritrusfrüchte, etwas exotische Anklänge, Zuckermelone, Holunderblüte, am Gaumen schöne frische Frucht, gut ausbalanciert mit lebendiger Säure

Helles Orangerot, rötliche Reflexe. Attraktives Bukett nach Rosen, reifen Marillen und frischem Kirschenkonfit, zarte Gewürzanklänge. Aromen von reifem Steinobst, zart rauchige Nuancen, gut

The 2020 Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvee No 4, 60% Welschriesling and 40% Chardonnay, is pale lemon-straw in color. Notes of acacia honey, beeswax, candied ginger, and lemon tart jump from the glass with hints of orange peel and spice cake. The palate is rich and unctuous, with a crisp backbone to lift the opulent sweetness to a long, energetic finish. 95/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent Kracher Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvée No. 4 2020 (Burgenland; 60% Welschriesling; 40% Chardonnay; 210 g/l of residual sugar; total acidity of 7.6 g/l; 10% alcohol). 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+ Colin Hay, The Drinks Business The 2020 Trockenbeerenauslese No. 4 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague is based on 60% Welschriesling (vi nified in large oak casks) and 40% Chardonnay (aged in barriques) and opens with an intense and concentrated bouquet with spicy quince aromas, lemon chutney, candiedlemons, ripe and lush apri cots 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 Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate Kräftiges Goldgelb, Messingreflexe. Zart nach Nou gat und Karamell, feine Noten von gelber Tropen frucht, reifer gelber Apfel, ein Hauch von Vanille, facettenreiches Bukett. Stoffig, Nuancen von reifer süßer Frucht, feine Holznoten, mineralisch, ausgezo gen, zeigt sehr gute Länge, bereits zugänglich und vielfältig einsetzbar, sicheres Entwicklungspotenzial. 97/100 Peter Moser, Falstaff Weinguide 2023/24

Mittleres Grüngelb, Silberreflexe. Dezente Kräuterwürze, reife gelbe Tropenfrucht unterlegt, zart rauchiger Touch. Mittlere Komplexität, zart nach Pfirsich, frischer Säurebogen, Honignuancen im Nachhall, Ananas im Rückgeschmack. 90/100 Falstaff/Peter Moser

Aged in new barriques for 24-28 months, the 2020 Trockenbeerenauslese No. 5 Rosenmuskateller Nou velle Vague offers a clear, deep, intense and pure yet complex bouquet of blood oranges, roses, herbs, Italian salami, game, coffee, toast and nou gat and, initially, also sage and chamomile aromas intertwined with herbal tea, candied bitter oranges and buttery aromas. Round, sweet and lush on the palate,this is a noble, very elegant, dense, refined, fi nely tannic and persistently saline TBA with citrus-bit ters on the long, structured yet still very young finish. This is another great 2020 TBA from Gerhard Kracher! 9.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted in Lütjen see, Hamburg, in June 2023. To be released mid September 2023. 97/100 Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate Kräftiges Zwiebelrot, Ockerreflexe, breite Rand aufhellung. Feine Nuancen von Erdbeerkonfit, Ro senblätter, mit etwas Dosenpfirsich unterlegt, sehr attraktives Bukett mit floralen Nuancen. Saftig, ele gant, seidige Textur, feine Würze, rotbeerige Noten, angenehme Süße, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, ein Hauch von Nougat im Nachhall, gelber Pfirsich im Rückgeschmack. 97/100 Peter Moser, Falstaff Weinguide 2023/24