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, 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.