Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auction
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Foie gras, artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and classic fruit tarts or pear galettes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley, a tributary of the Mosel, this wine represents the absolute pinnacle of German winemaking. The Egon Müller estate, with roots tracing back to the late 18th century when the Koch family acquired the land following the French Revolution, is synonymous with peerless Riesling. The Scharzhofberg vineyard is renowned for its weathered grey slate soils, cool microclimate, and ancient, ungrafted vines. The 'Auslese Goldkapsel' designation indicates an extraordinary selection of botrytized grapes, offering intense concentration balanced by vibrant, electric acidity. Because this is an 'Auction' (Versteigerung) bottling, it is produced in extremely minute quantities and sold exclusively at the annual VDP auction in Trier, making it one of the most sought-after and collectible white wines on earth.
🍾 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.