wine abv and alcoholic taste

[UltraHighABV]

why doesnt wine have an "alcoholic taste" as 12%+?

I just brewed an 11% weizenbock and it doesnt taste fusel (like some of my past brews) but the alcohol is definitely there

what covers this taste/flavor in wines or similar ABV beers?

is it the sugar/sweetness that masks it?

 

[GuldTuborg]

Time, tannins, acid, other flavors. There isn't likely to be much, if any, sugar in a wine over 12%, unless it's something of a special case (icewine, sparkling, or alco-pop), if that's what you meant.