This second Chardonnay in the Kracher 2001 TBAs may be the less successful than Nummer 7, but it is still impressive, concentrated, with intense liquorous flavors. The layers of toast in this wine - which Kracher describes as iNouvelle Vaguei, new wave, are perhaps too dominant for the other elements in the wine. ——R.V.(5/1/2004)—— 88