Scharzhof Riesling Spatlese Fuder 23 Auktion
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Glazed roasted duck, spicy Sichuan or Thai cuisine, and classic fruit tarts or blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley, a tributary of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, widely regarded as one of the greatest white wine terroirs on Earth. Owned in part by the iconic Egon Müller estate, whose winemaking lineage dates back to the late 18th century when Jean-Jacques Koch acquired the estate after the French Revolution, this vineyard yields Riesling of unparalleled tension and longevity. The 'Fuder 23 Auktion' is a legendary, extremely rare bottling selected specifically for the annual VDP Grosser Ring auction in Trier. Fermented in traditional 1,000-liter oak casks (Fuder) using native yeasts, this 100% Riesling showcases the estate's signature style: a breathtaking tightrope walk between luscious natural sweetness and electric, slate-driven acidity. It represents the absolute pinnacle of the Mosel's late-harvest Spätlese category, revered by collectors worldwide.
🍾 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.