The Barmes-Buecher 2005 Gewurztraminer Hengst delivers on the promise of that site with smoky, chalky notes from the tip of the nose to the end of a long tail. Cinnamon, curry powder, rose petals, marjoram, and black pepper are a few of the other characters that appear in this impressively rich, voluminous, show. The affable Francois Barmes vocally advocates biodynamic viticulture and earlier harvesting to achieve balanced wines of juicy fruit and digestabilite. That said, more than a few of those I tasted were big-bodied to say the least, and certain of them could not handle their alcohol.Importer: Sussex Wine Merchants, Moorestown, NJ; tel. (856) 608 9644; also, a Thomas Calder Selection (various importers), Paris; fax 011-33-1-46-45-15-29.