The 400 liters of this elixir are probably capable of outlasting you. “In all modesty, I have to admit,” jokes Jan Eymael, “there were only three of the harvesters who managed to select diligently enough” to make possible a 2007 Ungsteiner Herrenberg Scheurebe Trockenbeerenauslese A.P. #25 Fur Marie in honor of the newest Eymael, “and they were I, my mother, and our vineyard manager.” That diligence paid off in 100 liters of an amazing essence. High-toned citrus oil and herbal distillates in the nose lead to an enormously rich, honeyed, caramelized, yet buoyant palate with sage, mint, and grapefruit zest providing pungent counterpoint to the wine’s sweetness and viscosity, while a saline streak enhances the amazing sense of sheer refreshment and invigoration that this is able to muster in its splendiferous finish. As with the corresponding A.P. #24, it seems hardly worth worrying about a point where this would need to be drunk up, unless you are obsessed with leaving instructions for your heirs.In addition to those distinctive features of Jan Eymael’s 2007 collection mentioned in my individual tasting notes, he points out that as a group they are youthfully a bit reductive and tight, for which reason he presented to me bottles (save for those of the nobly sweet wines) that had first been given two hours in the refrigerator with a couple of inches of their contents removed.Imported by Rudi Wiest, Cellars International, Carlsbad, CA 800 596 9463