Scharzhof Riesling Spatlese Fuder 29 Auktion
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic roasted duck with a fruit-based reduction, spicy Sichuan or Thai cuisine, and refined blue cheeses such as Roquefort.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller's Scharzhofberg is the crown jewel of the Saar valley, a sub-region of the Mosel famed for its bracingly cool climate and steep, weathered grey slate slopes. The estate's history is deeply intertwined with the region; the Müller family acquired the estate in 1797 following the secularization of church properties under Napoleon. This specific "Fuder 29" Spätlese is a legendary auction-only bottling, representing a select parcel of 100% Riesling that is fermented and aged in a traditional 1,000-liter oak cask (Fuder). Sourced from the ancient vines of the grand Scharzhofberg vineyard, the wine captures an ethereal tension between electric acidity, intense slate minerality, and delicate natural sweetness. It is a masterclass in precision, showcasing the unparalleled nobility of Saar Riesling.
🍾 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.