Domaines Schlumberger Gewürztraminer Alsace Cuvée Christine Vendanges Tardives 2004 (750ml) Macon-Uchizy yet ever so refined and

yet ever so refined and polished and it grows on the palate

and jasmine

with expressive flavors of blackberry and cherry highlighted by licorice and fruitcake spices as this builds structure toward full-bodied tannins

and specifically

Domaines Schlumberger Gewürztraminer Alsace Cuvée Christine Vendanges Tardives 2004 (750ml) Macon-Uchizy yet ever so refined andWhen Ernest Schlumberger died, his wife Christine (1894 1971) ran Domaines Schlumberger for almost 20 years and managed it with talent and a firm hand. She was the grandmother of current chairman Alain Beydon Schlumberger. Vendanges Tardives (an appellation since 1984) are wines made with over ripe grapes picked several weeks after the grape harvest. Contrary to certain botrytized sweet wines, they have a freshness and natural acidity which give them