The creaminess from malolactic transformation that marked Weingart’s basic 2007 Riesling halbtrocken was perfectly attractive; less so a certain lack of clarity of flavors that came with it, and which is perhaps also in part due to this cuvee’s having been the repository for material with low-level botrytis that was rejected for Spatlese. Still, it is impossible not to appreciate the scents of fennel pollen, cardamom, vanilla, and tangerine; the positive sense of stuffing without heat or weight; and the zesty, strong finish. Enjoy this through 2010. Florian Weingart’s reputation continues to mount, but he remains always the self-effacing and astute observer of wine, very much including his own. Given the amount of nobly sweet wine produced here in 2006 and the sometimes problematic quality of the botrytis that appeared this year, the estate essayed little in that genre this year, much of which moreover ended up as blending material.Importer: Terry Theise Estate Selections, imported by Michael Skurnik Wines, Inc., Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300
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