A pinkish hue of amber signals an unusual wine. The perfumed nose of rose petal and Turkish delight marks this out for utter seduction, while heady spice and lifted honeysuckle only increase the sensuousness. Both sweetness and spice give even more of themselves on the palate, where a wonderfully crunchy phenolic backbone provides structure alongside the wonderfully sharp acidity. This is a full-on pleasure bomb of floral and fruity intensity, whose aromatic, rose-scented echoes are beyond memorable. A wine to meditate over. Drink until 2040, at least.

The 2015 (Trockenbeerenauslese) No 1 (Rosenmuskateller) Nouvelle Vague has a bright cherry color and opens with a delicate bouquet of rose petals and red fruits, such as stewed and roasted plums, with cloves and other Christmas spices. On the palate, this is an intense, pure and elegant TBA with fine tannins and a long, spicy (cloves) finish with roasted plum flavors. This is not overly sweet (132 grams of residual sugar) but is beautifully balanced. Although the acidity is analytically not really significant, the wine has a lovely freshness and elegance. - Stephan Reinhardt