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Eva Fricke ‘Mélange’ Riesling Trocken 2023
Location: Germany, Rheingau
Winemaker: Eva Fricke
Grapes: Riesling
Soil: Loess & loam soils; partly interspersed with pebble or quartzite
Winemaking: Organic viticulture, manual harvest, native yeast fermentation followed by 10+ months aging on fine lees. No movement or stirring until racking. Bottled with minimal so2.
From the Importer Grand Cru Selections: How, one might ask, has Eva Fricke grown not only her holdings (from 0.25 hectares to 17 hectares currently) but her winery, located in Eltville along the Rhein river, into one of the most admired operations in the Rheingau today? Though she has no shortage of experience, it was not by way of family lineage or luck. Her determination, precision and trust in nature allowed her to work her way up the ladder in one of Germany’s tightest-knit winemaking regions, where Fricke credits life’s serendipitous ways and her talented team for the success of the winery today.
An impressive collection of laser-sharp Rieslings show the different tendencies and flavors of the Rheingau’s rich soils. Expression and elegance are maxims at this domaine, which is why the vinification follows a purist, minimalist approach. Eva Fricke’s Rieslings are a unique triangulation of acid, sugar and salt with remarkable palate weight and texture.
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.
Location: Germany, Rheingau
Winemaker: Eva Fricke
Grapes: Riesling
Soil: Loess & loam soils; partly interspersed with pebble or quartzite
Winemaking: Organic viticulture, manual harvest, native yeast fermentation followed by 10+ months aging on fine lees. No movement or stirring until racking. Bottled with minimal so2.
From the Importer Grand Cru Selections: How, one might ask, has Eva Fricke grown not only her holdings (from 0.25 hectares to 17 hectares currently) but her winery, located in Eltville along the Rhein river, into one of the most admired operations in the Rheingau today? Though she has no shortage of experience, it was not by way of family lineage or luck. Her determination, precision and trust in nature allowed her to work her way up the ladder in one of Germany’s tightest-knit winemaking regions, where Fricke credits life’s serendipitous ways and her talented team for the success of the winery today.
An impressive collection of laser-sharp Rieslings show the different tendencies and flavors of the Rheingau’s rich soils. Expression and elegance are maxims at this domaine, which is why the vinification follows a purist, minimalist approach. Eva Fricke’s Rieslings are a unique triangulation of acid, sugar and salt with remarkable palate weight and texture.
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.