Scharzhof Riesling Spatlese Fuder 18 Auktion
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Sichuan or Thai cuisine, classic roasted duck with fruit-based glaze, and artisanal blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
The estate of Egon Müller-Scharzhof is widely regarded as the pinnacle of German winemaking, located in the cool Saar valley of the Mosel region. The legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, with its steep, slate-rich soils, has a history of viticulture dating back to the medieval monks of St. Marien ad Martyres. This highly exclusive 'Auktion' bottling represents an elite selection designated specifically for the prestigious annual VDP auction in Trier. Fermented in traditional 1,000-liter oak casks, with the historic 'Fuder 18' representing a specific, superior cask lot, this Spätlese displays a breathtaking balance of electric acidity and natural residual sweetness. It is characterized by intense slate minerality, stone fruits, and a refined elegance unique to this historic estate.
🍾 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.