Scharzhof Gallais Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Beerenauslese Nr46
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Typically best enjoyed from 15 to 50+ years from the vintage release, with the finest years capable of aging gracefully for nearly a century.
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Artisanal blue cheeses, rich pâtés or foie gras, and classic fruit-based desserts such as apricot or peach tarts.
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Crafted by the legendary Egon Müller at the historic Le Gallais estate, this Beerenauslese is a monument to the steep, red-slate slopes of the Wiltinger Braune Kupp vineyard along the Saar river. The Le Gallais estate, acquired by the Müller family in 1954, yields wines of singular character, where the iron-rich soils impart a distinctive smoky complexity. Beerenauslese represents an extraordinary labor of love, requiring vineyard workers to painstakingly select individual, shriveled grapes affected by noble rot (botrytis). Vinified in traditional neutral oak casks, the resulting nectar is a breathtaking tightrope walk between luscious, concentrated honeyed sweetness and the piercing, electric acidity characteristic of the cool Saar microclimate.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1797 when the Müller family acquired the historic estate, Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof is located in Wiltingen within the Saar sub-region of the Mosel, Germany. Today, the estate is meticulously managed by Egon Müller IV, who continues a multi-generational legacy of producing some of the world's most coveted and long-lived white wines. The winery is legendary for its peerless Rieslings sourced from the steep, slate-rich slopes of the iconic Scharzhofberg vineyard, as well as the Wiltinger Braune Kupp site under the Le Gallais label. Emphasizing traditional, low-intervention cellar practices and old, ungrafted vines, Egon Müller crafts exceptionally precise, mineral-driven, and exquisitely balanced Rieslings ranging from crisp QbA to legendary, auction-grade Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese expressions.