Eva Fricke - Riesling 'Verde' 2022 (750ml)
Price: $44.99
| Producer | Eva Fricke |
| Country | Germany |
| Region | Rheingau |
| Varietal | Riesling |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 204214 |
| 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.
An hommage to Vinho Verde, this off-dry wine is made from Riesling grapes originating in Eltville, Hattenheim and Kiedrich blended together and fermented on the lees for 6 months in stainless steel. The wine was inspired by a terrible hailstorm in 2017 in the Rheingau which prompted Eva to make an early harvest wine with lower alcohol, a touch of sugar and a slight petillance.
Wine Advocate: 89 Points
Fricke's Rheingau Riesling 2022 Verde opens with a clear, coolish, reductive-styled and floral/herbal nose of bright fruits. Round and savory on the palate, this is a light, lush and slightly sweet Riesling with good grip and a quite intense, aromatic, well-structured and saline finish. 10.5% stated alcohol.
Vinous: 88 Points
The 2022 Riesling Verde, according to Fricke, is a German take on Portuguese Vinho Verde, harvested early, with high acidity and some residual sugar. It is a feinherb Kabinett by another name, first made in the 2016 vintage and now a firm part of the portfolio. The nose is alive with fresh lemon, tender and bright. The palate is lithe, fresh, easy to drink and like with its lemony verve and weightless, breezy character. It's like a veil of lemon freshness with an off-dry finish. (Off-dry)
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