Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel 9 Auction
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich foie gras, pungent blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and classic fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller's Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel is the stuff of wine legend, representing the absolute pinnacle of sweet German winemaking. Hailing from the world-famous Scharzhofberg vineyard in the cool Saar valley—a tributary of the Mosel—this site features deep, weathered grey Devonian slate soils that impart a signature, electric minerality to the Riesling grapes. The estate itself boasts a rich history dating back to the 11th-century monastery of St. Paulin in Trier, before being acquired by the Müller family in 1797. The 'Goldkapsel' designation, combined with its exclusive release at the annual Trier VDP Auction, indicates an extraordinary barrel selection of highly botrytized grapes. Crafted with minimal intervention, wild yeast fermentation, and traditional old oak Fuder casks, this wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing luscious, honeyed sweetness with a soaring, laser-like acidity.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling