Pear and quince aromas in Schneider’s 2009 Niederhauser Klamm Riesling Kabinett join nectarine, pear, and lime on a lusciously and refreshingly sorbet-like palate. Quite delicate at 9.5% alcohol, this handles its high sweetness rather well, although there is a certain sense of superficial sucrosity in the finish such as I often associate with the use of Sussreserve. I suspect this will hold up well for ten or dozen years. I used to visit this estate back in the 1980s and early ‘90s when the garrulous grandfather of today’s Jakob Schneider presided over distinctively old-fashioned and site-specific Riesling and a large if sometimes repetitive trove of anecdotes and wine lore. In those days, this was the only important Riesling-growing estates I knew that still raised livestock and grain alongside.Importer: Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300