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 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.