2023 Eva Fricke "Kiedrich" Riesling Trocken, Rheingau, Germany
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ABOUT THIS WINE
A blend of vineyards within the village of Kiedrich a well-admired village known as the “Gothic Treasure Box” of the Rheingau for its fortuitous preservation throughout multiple wars. The vineyards grow on Loess & loam soils, partly interspersed with clay or quartzite; notes of kumquat and orange fruit. The winery gleams with stainless steel and an air of precision, no doubt lending to the extraordinary linear quality of Eva’s rieslings. In keeping with Eva’s low intervention philosophy, fermentation is spontaneous and kick-started with native yeasts. The wines spend anywhere from 4-10 months on their fine lees, gathering weight and complexity. Eva has a few basic rules, such as to never allow alcohol in excess of 13.5%, and to preserve acidity as an utmost priority!
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
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.
Domaine Eva Fricke has been EU organic certified since 2016, and since 2017 has been registered with the “Vegan Society”. Her Rieslings are released in March except for the single vineyard cuvées that are held longer on the lees/in bottle and are released in December.