Trockenbeerenauslese Grande Cuvee No 3 2022 Kracher

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (98)

The 2022 Trockenbeerenauslese No 3 Grande Cuvée Nouvelle Vague is a deep, complex, very elegant and refined, saline blend of Welschriesling and Chardonnay vinified in barriques for 30 months. Lemon rind and chutney aromas intermingle with oak, vanilla and bright toast aromas. The wine is generous and rich yet highly refined and elegant on the palate, provided with concentrated and sweet fruit, very fine tannins and this saline and crystalline acidity that is so delicate that it takes this sweet wine on its wings toward heaven. Due to its balance, this is an irresistible though pretty sweet TBA that I would thus cellar for another decade to benefit from all its complexity without being detracted from its now prominent sweetness. 10% stated alcohol. Natural cork. Tasted at the domaine in Illmitz in June 2025.

James Suckling (95)

Concentrated mango, mangosteen, flower, honeysuckle and candied citrus aromas waft from the glass, alongside vanilla and caramel. It’s thick, luscious and syrupy, with lots of richness.