March 5, 2020 - Green tinged, mid amber; medicinal, iodine, orange peel, some botrytis; sweet, rich, powerful, shapely; finishes very long indeed. Has another 10 years to go.
April 30, 2016 - Carmelized and preserved fruit. Little fresh fruit left at this stage. Still excellent, but lacks freshness still present last year.
February 14, 2016 - Sweet! I'd have liked more clarity and delineation, but perhaps that ship has sailed...? Still, nice.
February 17, 2015 - This is just an awesome dessert wine that begins with a bouquet of petrol and apricots. On the palate it is full, rich and seemingly endless. With 252.7 g/l of residual sugar, the wine is in perfect harmony with the 9% abv and finishes with a nectar of the gods like magnificence. Truly a wine with tons of soul!
May 2, 2013 - Dark gold with an orange hue, notes of treacle, toffee, mango and papaya. Very sweet, unctuous, and maybe a little more acidity would have been better - but still an awesome dessert wine!
May 2, 2012 - Has become more honeyed with notes of chamomile, figs, grapes and apricots. Not as fresh and lively as in the past, which could be good or bad, depending on your tastes
November 24, 2011 - Tasted blind.
Dark copper-gold. Apricot, tea, wonderful sweetness and honey flavors, but with great acidity as well. I guessed Austrian TBA.
October 26, 2011 - 2011 Casual Session - 21 @ Aoki (Aoki @ Shaw Centre): Alcohol :: 9%
2nd time to have this and this is clearly a better showing. Super intense and rich aromas, seductive! Peaches, apricot, sweet candy, rose syrup, spices and a little touch of earth. Similar to Donnhoff NH GG, this didn't show well when served well chilled but drinking beautifully when served in room temperature. Superb rich, viscous entry with excellent weight, but this never come across cloying nor heavy thanks to the lively acidity and abundant of dry extract and mineral for a solid backbone. Vibrant and smooth with complex flavors of preserve plum, honey, brown sugar, caramel pudding, red apple and a touch of black tea bitterness, very fresh! I really like the purity and balance here, very long finish too! 90-91
October 23, 2011 - Tasting with Ron at the Day Apartment: How can you help but think to yourself, "Truly, this is the nectar of the gods". This was alive with fresh fruity acid underlying a honeyed core. I found the acid helped avoid any cloying character, but all the same, it would be a challenge to drink more than a few glasses of this alongside dessert. The RS could put me to sleep after a big meal with the delightful accompaniment we had of chocolate cake and fresh raspberries.
June 2, 2011 - 2011 Casual Session - 7, When casual gone insane (Extra Space Boon Keng): 375ml. Very deep golden. Most of my buddies thought this was a Tokaji and after awhile, one of my buddies was spot on to guess this was a Alois Kracher! My first Kracher and indeed this give me lots of pleasure and I'm impressed. Very rich, almost cloying but thanks to the firm acid that give this a buffer hence relatively light in its category. Bortrytis spices dominated the aromas with dried apricot and peaches, touch of raisin too. Very dense on the palate and lots of power in it that's almost explosive. The highlight of this wine is the balance. The finishing is medium length, but It was slightly disjointed which suggested this wine need plenty more time to have better integration and evolution. Buy - Maybe.