While the sweetness in Kubler’s rather abruptly-finishing 2008 Gewurztraminer K was less well-integrated – albeit analytically slightly lower – than that of the corresponding 2009, and ill-suited to its bitter herbal aspects, the unabashed sweetness of his 2008 Gewurztraminer Weingarten supports classic litchi, quince, musk, and rose petal, and somehow achieves counterpoint rather than conflict with its alkaline, saline, and seaweed-like elements. The finish offers some real intrigue and dynamic.This could be worth following for the better part of a decade. Philippe Kubler is among the few Alsace growers I met to have elected – quite reasonably in my opinion – to market some of his 2009s ahead of (and others concurrent with) the corresponding 2008s. He notes that “the styles are dramatically different, and the 2008s deserve a year or longer in the bottle whereas the 2009s are ready to drink.” That said, I suspect that save for the V.T.s among them, Kubler’s 2008s aren’t really built for long aging.Importers include Chateau St. Martin, Bellevue, WA; tel. (425) 462 1717 and Wine Symphony, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 226-8283
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