From slate soils covering limestone sub-soils, Eva Fricke's 2019 Lorcher Krone Riesling Trocken is clear and intense in its golden citrus color. It opens with a deep, chalky bouquet with super ripe, intense and elegant golden fruit aromas intertwined with notes of milled chalk. Round and juicy on the palate, this is a full-bodied, rich, round and lush, very elegant and balanced Riesling that seems to sail toward the border to off-dry. The 14% alcohol is remarkably well integrated in the extracted and firm phenolic structure, and the wine shows no signs of bitterness. I got the best result after I kept the open bottle for 18 (!) days, which means: This monolithic Riesling needs a lot of time to develop. I wish I had this Krone in a blind tasting with slate and limestone Rieslings from Alsace grands crus or even the Clos-Ste-Hune. Tasted from AP 7 20 in January 2021.