Scharzhof Riesling QBA Nr1
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Southeast Asian dishes, classic German roasted pork belly, and fresh shellfish such as oysters or seared scallops.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller is widely regarded as the spiritual high priest of Mosel Riesling, operating from the historic Scharzhof estate in the Saar valley, which has roots tracing back to the 11th-century Benedictine monastery of St. Marien ad Martyres. The 'Scharzhof' Riesling QbA serves as the estate's calling card, crafted from estate-owned vineyards in Wiltingen, Oberemmel, and Saarburg, along with declassified fruit from the legendary Scharzhofberg grand cru. Grown on steep, slate-rich slopes in a cool microclimate, the 100% Riesling grapes are fermented in traditional old oak Fuder casks. This wine beautifully captures the Saar's signature tension: a brilliant interplay of razor-sharp acidity, delicate residual sweetness, and intense slate minerality, accented by notes of white peach, green apple, and wild blossoms.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Riesling