Classic aromas of rose petal, pea tendrils, mint, honey, and peach preserves on the nose of Kubler’s 2007 Gewurztraminer Zinnkoepfle Selection de Grains Nobles go on to inform a confectionary palate, to which brown spices add further allure and a saline streak and grapefruit juiciness offer contrast and a sense of invigoration. The finish hangs on with real exhilaration. This is another remarkably pure and formidably concentrated exercise in noble rot that should last 25 or more years. Young Philippe Kubler returned to his family’s estate in 2004 after diverse and impressive international experience and is conscientiously working to pull this domaine into the vanguard of its region. It should be noted that the initial “K” in several Kubler bottlings is merely a way of designating his basic range of bottlings.Importers include Chateau St. Martin, Bellevue, WA; tel. (425) 462 1717 and Wine Symphony, Inc., New York, NY; tel. (212) 226-8283