Eva Fricke - Riesling "Schlossberg" 2022 (750ml)
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| Producer | Eva Fricke |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Rheingau |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 203830 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Eva Fricke Description
Eva Fricke was raised in Bremen, Germany, a place better known for beer than wine, the daughter of doctors. Uninterested in medical school, Eva made her way to the Rheingau to study at Geisenheim University before setting off to spread her wings in harvests around the world, from Australia to Bordeaux (Château Cissac in Haut-Médoc) to Ribera del Duero (Pingus). Yet there was something about the Rheingau that called to her. She soon settled in as winemaker at Weingut Leitz, one of the region’s most prolific wineries, playing a significant role in the company’s growth as Technical Director. Curiosity led her to start making her own wine as a side project from a rented parcel in 2006.. And by 2011, she was able to strike out on her own and founded Weingut Eva Fricke.
Over the years, her humble project has grown into a patchwork of 17 hectares of vineyards between Lorch, Eltville, Hattenheim and Kiedrich. Her single-vineyard expressions of Riesling give some of the most exquisite and honest expressions of Rheingau terroir, a territory that she is steadfastly committed to propelling into the highest echelons of recognition when it comes to German winemaking.
Lorcher Schlossberg Riesling is a parcel exclusively on grey slate with quartzite. It has a warmer microclimate and more wind-protected than Seligmacher. Vines are exceptionally old with ages between 70-85 years old.
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2022 Riesling Lorcher Schlossberg is right next to the Krone, but underneath the slate, there is quartzite. There's a flicker of reduction combined with fresh, ripe, juicy apple flesh on the nose. The palate reprises the theme but in a more juicy, open fashion. Concentration and juiciness characterize the palate, enhanced by subtle sweetness, which is well accommodated by inherent zestiness. The finish is long, medium-sweet and serene.
(Medium Dry)
Wine Advocate: 93+ Points
The 2022 Schlossberg is pure, intense and spicy on the deep, concentrated, finely flinty and iodine-scented nose that is full of ripe and dense fruit and stony aromas. Bottled with 30 grams per liter of residual sugar this is a rich and round, lush and savory Riesling intense fruit and a long, saline finish.
