Succulent ripe peach and marrow-like meatiness mingle with piquant fruit pit and toasted nuts in the Weinbach 2007 Pinot Gris Cuvee Saint Catherine, which displays surprising firmness of texture and vibrant acidity, finishing with peaty smokiness and invigorating salinity as well as the persistence of carnal and ripely pit-fruited flavors. For a Pinot Gris that combines richness with refreshment; is as mineral as it is fruity and carnal; and comes off dry-tasting, this is hard to beat, the only drawback being a bit of finishing heat. Furthermore, I don’t doubt it will remain pleasurable for at least a decade. This year, Domaine Weinbach will receive its official certification as organic and biodynamic growers. The Fallers did well in the difficult 2006 vintage – especially with those Gewurztraminer harvested before botrytis gained the upper hand – and with good reason expressed elation over the vibrancy and refinement that characterizes most of 2007s.Importer: Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, AL; tel. (205) 980-8802