Eva Fricke Rheingau Riesling Melange Trocken 2020

Always one of our favourite dry Rieslings and is particularly wonderful in 2020. Decadent and expansive, the most controlled Melange we have tasted, a more precise wine to the luxurious opulence of the 2019. Dense and concentrated, with ripe citrus, stone, orchard, plum and cherry fruits. Less mineral than other wines in the Eva Fricke stable, but no less focus. So much tension between the wealth of flavour, dry extract and structure. So well cut, immensely structured – reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator. Waters Wine Co

Deep, cool and delicately earthy, this is a very concentrated dry riesling for the 2020 vintage, and is a very classic example of the central section of the region. At once creamy and highly structured, it has fantastic balance on the medium-to full-bodied palate. Vegan. 95 points, jamessuckling.com

The 2020 Rheingau Riesling Trocken Mélange blends the fruit from the Eltviller Langenstück and Kalbspflicht and opens with intense, perfectly ripe and juicy fruit aromas intertwined with delicate slate and lemon aromas. Silky, lush and persistently salty on the palate, this is a full-bodied, lush and intense, very complex and sustainably structured Riesling with persistent salinity and mineral length. This is a great wine to be served from a big glass when young. Aeration will help to dive deeper into the layered dimensions of the 2020 Mélange. 94 points, Stephan Reinhardt, The Wine Advocate