Rheingau

94 Points - Stephan Reinhardt (erobertparker.com)

The 2015 Rheingau Riesling Trocken Lorcher Krone has a very pure and chalky/smoky bouquet with lemon fruit. On the palate, this is a full-bodied, concentrated, round, piquant and well-structured Riesling with a silky texture, but great finesse. The finish is very pure, compact and very salty. This is great dry Riesling from Lorch.

Eva Fricke is a well-established young star, growing only Riesling on the steep slopes of Lorch in Germany's Rheingau region. Some of the vines are more than 45 years old and all Eva Fricke's wines show the minerality of the slate and quartzite soils of the area. This wine is full of citrus flavours with a beautiful mineral finish. The opulent peach-fruit nose shows a tiny hint of sweetness and the exciting tang of passion fruit. Lemon-yellow in colour, this is a delicate and poised wine. Showing hints of peach, tropical fruit and minerality, the foundation of this Riesling is its superb balance between its acidity and a touch of residual sugar: Delicious!