Few readers are likely to shell out $50+ for Schleret's 1992 Tokay-Pinot Gris Vendange Tardive. But if you are looking for a Montrachet-styled, dry white wine with awesome depth, outstanding balance, and extraction of flavor that puts most white Burgundies to shame, this is the wine. Still monolithic in terms of its aromatic development (typical for most young Tokay-Pinot Gris), it requires 5-6 years of cellaring. It is extremely rich and buttery, with the essence of honeyed hazelnuts and lush fruit to its personality. The wine's length pushes the stopwatch to nearly a minute. This off-dry, classic, late-harvest Tokay-Pinot Gris is best consumed by itself or with foie gras.Charles Schleret may not be as well known as Zind-Humbrecht or Domaine Weinbach, but like several other low profile, great Alsatian wine producers (Bernard Schoffit, Albert Mann, Marcel Deiss, Albert Boxler, and E. Burn to name a few), Schleret consistently produces brilliant wines. It continues to be a source of personal frustration that the great white wines of Alsace are largely ignored by American wine consumers. I have frequently served these wines blind to discerning guests, and the oohs and aahs heard would suggest they would be rushing off to buy these wines by the case. But once the identity is revealed, Alsace's lack of "prestige value" compels these people to throw away their money on something else.Importer: Neal Rosenthal Wine Merchant, Shekomeko, NY; tel. (800) 910-1990.