The Weingart 2007 Schloss Furstenberg Riesling Spatlese feinherb – harvested at the end of October – features honeydew melon with bitter hints of its rind and of grapefruit zest; comes onto the palate with impressive richness; but finishes with a certain opacity and bluntness, as well as a sharp note suggesting botrytis. Here is another wine from this collection that I suspect will be best appreciated for its enveloping generosity of fruit and within the next 2-3 years. 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