Schmitges- -two star- 2006 Erdener Treppchen Riesling Spatlese fills the nose and mouth with orange and honey, wreathed in sweetly aromatic herbs and dusted with brown spices. Glycerin- and fructose-rich and loaded with CO2, this polished wine finishes like an orange creamsicle and nougat studded with licorice, and betraying just a hint of caramel. If that sounds awfully confectionary, there is a lot of youthful sweetness, but also pure, clear flavors, and plenty of pep from ample acicity and high CO2. I estimate this will be best enjoyed between ages 8-15. Now that the young vines in restructured and wholesale re-planted Treppchen have had 15 years or so, Schmitges opines, they are starting to show the sites true colors and potential again. The vines in this parcel are ungrafted and tiny-berries. A measure of the advantages of a small, ambitious family winery with lots of local connections, Schmittges was able to pick his entire crop in just nine days.Importers include: Dee Vine Wines, San Francisco, CA tel. (877) 389-9463; Ewald Moseler Selections, Portland OR tel. 888 274 4312; Magellan Wine Imports, Centennial, CO; tel. (720) 272-6544.