A 2005 Gewurztraminer Mambourg Quintessence de Grains Nobles offers a gorgeous bouquet of litchi rose candied citrus and high-toned herbal distillate then disarms you with the delicacy and elegance with which it wafts across yet saturates the palate like a liqueur of spiced litchi distilled essence of rose petals and creamily-textured Gewurztraminer reveals amazingly frisky concentration of fresh citrus and manages to finish with enormous refreshment and refinement for all of its botrytis-saturation and analytically almost freakish ripeness. Enjoy it anytime over the next thirty years (while paying back the bank). -David Schildknecht

Rich and smoky with a subtle core of racy acidity enlivening peach pie quince paste and orange blossom flavors. It's unctuous with a thread of minerality that leads to the lingering honeyed finish. Drink now through 2028. 7 cases imported. -AN