Variety-typical pink grapefruit along with sage and mint scent the Pfeffingen 2008 Ungsteiner Herrenberg Scheurebe Auslese, which then saturates the almost buttery palate with luscious, herb-wreathed grapefruit and melon, leading to a long and for its genre surprisingly refreshing finish, whose saline savor is especially lip-smacking. Here is an Auslese with lift and moderate (69 grams) sweetness that you actually want to drink, not just sip and analyze! But you can, without worry, take up to two decades to do so.It threatened to become another 2006, said Jan Eymael of the mid-September, 2008 rain, but even in the warmest parts of the Pfalz the weather stayed relatively cool, and he did not pick the first Rieslings until September 30, then continuing off and on for three weeks. The later it got, the better the grapes became, comments Eymael. Another month on the vine allowed for the November 18 picking of two magnificent nobly sweet Scheureben.Importer: Rudi Wiest, Cellars International, Carlsbad, CA; tel. (800) 596-9463