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Lorcher Riesling "Krone", Eva Fricke - 2022

Name: Lorcher Riesling "Krone", Eva Fricke
Brand: Eva Fricke
SKU: 35901
Price: 169.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 35901 750 mL

Eva Fricke grows only Riesling on the steep slopes of Lorch in the Rheingau. Her single vineyard Krone Riesling shows elegant minerality and fine apricot and yellow plum flavors. Consider this Eva's Grand Cru site and it shows. Age for a few years or enjoy now in it's youth. A stellar match with crudo, scallops or tuna.

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Color

White

Vintage

2022

Country

Germany

Region

Rheingau

Producer

Eva Fricke

Grape Variety

Riesling

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Staff Pick Notes

Unlike so many other German winemakers, Eva Fricke didn't come from a long line of vintners. Her parents were doctors from the industrial town of Bremen. Everything she's built, she's built herself. Her interest in wine began when she worked at a vineyard in South Africa at 17. In 2006, after training at wineries around the world, she finally started making her own wine. That first bottling came from the Krone vineyard, a small, Grand Cru site of grey slate and chalk planted with older vines (some from 1955). She now has 11 ha, all farmed organically, but the Krone remains her top wine. It's fermented in-tank to retain its fresh fruit, but 7 months on lees gives it an extra richness. The aromas of apple and petrol are exquisite. It's full bodied and plush but dry. It’s a pleasure to drink now, but will age beautifully.

- ALM

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