This Kruger-Rumpf 2006 Scheurebe Kabinett trocken smells of peppermint candy, and peach preserves, then comes to the palate aggressively herbal – with marjoram and sage – and with chalky mineral suffusion worthy of Chablis. Sappy and full, yet refreshing, with luscious pink grapefruit, and invigoratingly pungent in finish, it will prove fantastically versatile over the next several years. Stefan Rumpf’s collections may still – as I wrote of it previously – be “sprawling ... at times hit and miss.” But his aim becomes ever more accurate. (Son Johannes is now intimately involved.) This year, the Rumpfs decided to take advantage of their enhanced acreage of a variety that they would probably have given up on ten years ago had it not been for their importer, and bottle a dry Scheurebe. The timing was perfect, because not only did this estate make some of the only noteworthy Scheurebe of the vintage, but in the Pfalz – even when growers are not challenged as they were in 2006 – Scheurebe is more and more getting marginalized as a “supplemental variety,” destined solely for some of that region’s rare wine of residual sweetness.Importer: Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300