Messmer’s 2007 Burrweiler Schlossgarten Riesling Kabinett feinberg Muschelkalk should not be overlooked, even by those whose patience does not extend to learning or translating its name! Bosc pear, lemon, milled grains, and nut oils inform the nose and mouth, and an uncanny combination of almost doughy substantiality with bright acidity carries the wine to a long, bright, dry-tasting finish, tinged with the bitterness of pear or apple pip, and practically forcing you to again resort to an “m”-word.Like a great many German growers, Gregor Messmer (who also stoutly refuses spelling with two “s”s) has appended a geological designation to the already long name of certain wines, in this case that of the fossilized mussel chalk better known from Germany’s Silvaner-loving Franken region, or from Alsace.A Terry Theise Estate Selection, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300