98 point

Vanilla and dried, sweet tobacco leaf wrap baked apple notes in their warm spice. The palate boosts the vanilla even more and unleashes its sweetness with an uncommon creaminess. Cinnamon around the edges tingles as much as the dried and candied orange notes. There almost is a fiery hit of ginger in the lip-smacking finish. A spicy magic potion here that lasts and lasts on the palate. Drink until 2040, at least.

95 point

Fermented and aged for 18 months in new barriques, the 2015 Trockenbeerenauslese No 5 Traminer Nouvelle Vague offers a deep, dark, intense and spicy/floral bouquet with mint tea, coolish earthy/stony notes and oriental spice aromas. This is rich and very fine on the nose and on the palate, which is perfectly round and elegant, provided with fine tannins, a touch of new oak and a long, greatly balanced finish. An impressive Traminer that can be enjoyed today, but it will gain even more finesse and complexity over the years. Very long and spicy, it should be a great wine with many kinds of food (except fish). 9% alcohol and 247 grams of residual sugar.