Professional reviews
James Suckling (97)
What a complex nose of candied ginger, apricot conserve, dried mango, quince and vanilla. It’s balanced and complete, with very well integrated lemony acidity, spice and sweet, dried fruit. There’s a lot of structure behind the richness that gives it fantastic ageing potential. A cuvee of chardonnay and welschriesling fermented and matured in new oak casks, the chardonnay in barriques and the welschriesling in Slavonian barrels.
Vinous (97)
The 2020 Grande Cuvée TBA No. 4 Nouvelle Vague Kollektion is a blend of Chardonnay and Welschriesling. Smooth toffee and caramel come with a note of lemon and banana sliced into a butterscotch sauce. The palate has candied white currant, sultana and clear, bright blossom honey spiced with lemon juice. This is caramelized sweetness but comes on light feet, on little tiptoes of acidity that then explode into fullest flavor. The sultana and lemon aftertaste is endless, with some of the finest rum raisin ice cream notions. (Luscious)
Decanter (98)
The second release on the Place de Bordeaux, and a stunning wine from Gerhard Kracher in 2020. Beautifully honeyed caramel, lemon, peach and apricot notes on the nose, candied, dried and fresh with salted caramel and biscuit aromas too. Freshness straight away, a scintillating acidity that lifts the expression instantly and gives energy, life and focus. This is sweet no doubt, and you feel the richness in the weight and texture, but it also has this amazing salty, minerality underneath not only giving nuance and complexity but offsetting the sugary, ginger, cinnamon, pineapple and pear mid palate. A wonderfully compelling wine, with so much crystalline purity and ease about it. Defined, focussed, interesting and perfectly balanced. I absolutely adore it! 210g residual sugar. 7.6g/l acidity. Chardonnay fermented in barriques and Welschriesling in large wooden barrels for 30 months. Like last year, a special wooden collection box will also be available featuring this wine and other cuvées of different grape varieties and sweetness levels (this one being number four).
