Scharzhof Riesling Auslese Fuder 18 Auktion
⏳ Drinking Window
2028 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich duck liver pâté or foie gras, and aromatic, moderately spiced Sichuan or Thai seafood dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
The estate of Egon Müller, nestled in the Saar valley of the Mosel, is widely regarded as the spiritual home of noble sweet Riesling. With roots tracing back to the medieval monastery of St. Paul in Trier, the estate survived the French Revolution to become a global beacon of winemaking excellence. The Scharzhof Riesling Auslese Fuder 18 Auktion represents an ultra-exclusive, auction-only bottling of legendary status. Sourced from the steep, weathered Devonian slate slopes of the iconic Scharzhofberg vineyard, this wine is fermented in traditional 1,000-liter oak casks known as Fuder. Cask 18 is historically selected for its extraordinary balance of rich noble rot and the piercing, electric acidity characteristic of the cool Saar climate. The result is a wine of unmatched complexity, offering notes of candied citrus, wild honey, and intense stony minerality, preserved by a natural sweetness that remains perfectly weightless on the palate.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof, established in 1797 following the secularization of monastic holdings along the Saar, stands as a paragon of classical German viticulture. Situated in Wiltingen within the cooler Mosel tributary corridor, the estate centers upon the world-renowned Scharzhofberg and Le Gallais' monopole parcel in Wiltinger Braune Kupp. These south-facing, steep amphitheaters feature weathered Devonian grey and red slate interspersed with quartzite and iron-rich veins. Viticulture follows traditional, sustainable principles emphasizing rigorous plow cultivation, absence of chemical fertilizers or herbicides, low yields, and preservation of centenarian ungrafted vines. Winemaker Egon Müller IV champions a purist, non-interventionist cellar ethos where wild yeasts, traditional neutral oak fuders, and unmanipulated fermentation dictate pace. Famed for benchmark Spätlese, Auslese, and celestial botrytized Prädikat bottlings—including world-record Trockenbeerenauslesen—the wines exude filigreed tension, soaring mineral salinity, ethereal residual sweetness, and virtually limitless longevity.