This wine’s fat, tropical fruit, banana and toast nose has a pungent, spicy Gewurztraminer quality. The palate is the payoff. It shows the aforementioned elements, plus cinnamon, clove and vanilla flavors. What you get is a ripe, unctuous wine—big, maybe even a bit overblown, but totally lovable. The long, spicy finish of this unique bottling is impressive.——W.E.(7/1/2001)—— 91