All else aside, if we were to judge a wine purely on how fast it disappeared from our glasses, Erben von Beulwitz’s 2006 Kabinett Riesling would be tough to out-do.  Folks, this is simply a beautiful and so very delicious wine that left us feeling sad every time we realized how fast we were drinking it down.

In the nose we found white nectarine (you can smell the sweetness — this is not a dry wine, as the 9% alcohol level suggests) and a touch of floral scents, and when tasting it we picked up flavors of nectarine and lime that lingered on.  The texture was much like nectarine or peach juice.

Let us put it this way: have you ever finished eating a perfectly ripe, juicy fruit that left you craving one, maybe two, or maybe three more?  That’s how we felt after finishing each glass of this stuff.

Where to get it: We bought our bottle at Plumpjack Wines in Noe Valley.  They ship.  You can also find it using the Snooth search function under “Wine Locator” in the right hand column of this page, or by visiting wine-searcher.com or winezap.com.