Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Auktion
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses, rich foie gras, or artisanal fruit tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller’s Scharzhofberg is the crown jewel of the Saar, a tributary of the Mosel where cool winds and steep, iron-rich Devonian slate soils yield Rieslings of unmatched tension and longevity. The estate's history dates back to the late 18th century when Jean-Jacques Koch acquired the confiscated monastic property. The 'Auslese Auktion' is a legendary, ultra-rare bottling crafted from meticulously hand-selected, botrytis-affected grapes. Released exclusively through the annual VDP Grosser Ring auction in Trier, this wine represents the absolute pinnacle of the estate's selection process. Fermented in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks using indigenous yeasts, it balances staggering natural sweetness with a razor-sharp, electric acidity and a profound, smoky mineral core that defines the Scharzhofberg terroir.
🍾 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.