Gallais Wiltinger Braune Kupp Auslese Goldkapsel Versteigerung Nr22
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich duck liver terrine or foie gras, artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and classic stone fruit desserts like peach tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Egon Müller under the historic Le Gallais label, this rare masterpiece originates from the steep, south-facing Wiltinger Braune Kupp vineyard along the Saar river. While Egon Müller is synonymous with the grey slate of Scharzhofberg, the Braune Kupp vineyard—acquired by the family in 1954—is characterized by iron-rich red clay and slate soils, which yield a more opulent, exotic, and spicy expression of Riesling. The 'Goldkapsel Versteigerung' designation indicates an ultra-selective, botrytized Auslese of extraordinary concentration, reserved exclusively for the prestigious annual VDP auction in Trier. This wine represents the pinnacle of traditional Mosel winemaking, where extreme steep-slope viticulture and meticulous berry-by-berry selection produce a nectar of unparalleled balance, tension, and historical prestige.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof traces its heritage to 1797 when Jean-Jacques Koch acquired the historic estate, nestled in Wiltingen along the Saar valley within Germany's famed Mosel region. Handed down across generations, the estate is celebrated globally under the stewardship of Egon Müller IV, who maintains a deeply traditional approach emphasizing pristine vineyard management, late harvesting, and minimal cellar intervention. The estate is crowned by its holdings in the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, home to pre-phylloxera, ungrafted Riesling vines grown on steep, slate soils. Egon Müller is globally acclaimed for producing arguably the purest, most ageworthy, and aristocratic sweet Rieslings in existence, ranging from exquisite Spätlese and Auslese to mythical, auction-commanding Trockenbeerenauslese expressions.