In der Nase fruchtiger Honig, braucht etwas Luft um die sortentypischen Aromen loszulassen, Süßholz, Orangenblüten, Rosen, am Gaumen elegant, feiner Eibischteig, kraftvoll, sehr geschliffenes Finale. Dusty, smoky botrytis aromas are intermingled with spicy apricots in the nose of the 2000 #1 Traminer Trockenbeerenauslese Nouvelle Vague. Medium to full-bodied, bold, and lush, it reveals oak-laced peach flavors, loads of dusty noble rot, and a slightly rustic finish. This oily-textured, lush wine has outstanding concentration and depth. However, even with 116.2 grams of residual sugar per liter (14% alcohol, 5.6 grams/liter total acidity), it is dominated by Kracher’s other 2000s. 92/100 The Wine Advocate / Pierre Rovani

Alois Kracher's re-released 2000 Trockenbeerenauslese No 3 Chardonnay Nouvelle Vague displays a saddle-brown color with a brightening, yellowish and lime-green edge. The bouquet is deep, very intense yet refined and displays saline notes and even slightly flinty nuances intertwined with nougat, dark caramel, licorice and plummy and stone fruit aromas. The wine is enormously rich on the palate yet immaculate in its perfect "100-pointer texture." This is a spell-binding beauty full of finesse and lively salinity that triggers an immediate swallowing reflex. "Oh, linger, you are so beautiful," I hear myself quoting Goethe's Faust II, but again and again this wine defies analysis and seduces shamelessly but perfectly. The long and saline, salivating finish reveals dark chocolate and refreshing lemon flavors and keeps the wine its it weightless, elegant and refined style. 12.5% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Illmitz in June 2025. by Stephan Reinhardt 100/100 The Wine Advocate In der Nase deutliche Botrytisprägung, Vanille vom neuen Holz dominiert, leicht, exotische Frucht, Litischi, am Gaumen sanft, fast buttrig, hat leichte laktisch-karamellige Züge im Finish, unkompliziertes Trinkvergnügen.