Scharzhof Riesling QBA Nr2
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 3 to 10 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can evolve beautifully for over a decade.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai or Vietnamese cuisine, classic roasted pork belly, and fresh shellfish such as crab or scallops.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Sourced from the legendary Saar valley in the Mosel region, Egon Müller's Scharzhof Riesling QbA represents the entry point into one of the world's most revered wine estates. The Müller family's connection to the historic Scharzhof estate dates back to 1797, when they acquired the land following its confiscation from the church during the French Revolution. This estate bottling is crafted from 100% Riesling grapes grown in cooler, slate-rich vineyards across Wiltingen, Oberemmel, and Saarburg, including younger vines from the iconic Scharzhofberg hill. Fermented in traditional large oak casks using indigenous yeasts, this wine captures the quintessential Saar style: a breathtaking tension between vibrant, electric acidity and delicate residual sweetness, underpinned by a profound, smoky slate minerality and notes of green apple, white peach, and wet stone.
🍾 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.