2024 Eva Fricke, Rheingau, Riesling

Eva Fricke founded her estate in 2006 in the Rheingau village of Eltville, quickly establishing a reputation for sustainable, organic farming practices that forgo all synthetic herbicides and pesticides. This wine is made from Riesling vines averaging 40 years of age, rooted in the region's diverse soils of loess, clay, slate, and quartzite. In the glass, the wine shows precise notes of lemon, green apple, and flint, delivered with a medium-bodied, mineral-driven structure and a saline edge. The 2024 vintage was defined by challenging temperature fluctuations and rainfall, resulting in lower yields that concentrate the fruit and sharpen the wine's acidity. It is ready to enjoy tonight for its crystalline freshness, though its balanced tension makes it a reliable candidate for short-term cellaring.