Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auktion No 12
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic foie gras, artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and light fruit-based tarts or stone-fruit desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
The estate of Egon Müller-Scharzhof, nestled in the Saar valley of the Mosel region, is legendary for producing some of the world's most sought-after white wines. Its crown jewel is the Scharzhofberg vineyard, a south-facing slope of weathered grey slate that has been cultivated since monastic times in the Middle Ages. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auktion represents the absolute pinnacle of this terroir. Crafted from 100% Riesling grapes meticulously hand-selected for noble rot (botrytis), this wine is bottled with a gold capsule to signify its extraordinary concentration and quality. It is released exclusively through the prestigious annual VDP wine auctions in Trier, where collectors from around the globe vie for a few precious bottles. The wine is defined by an ethereal tension between luscious, honeyed sweetness and a piercing, mineral-driven acidity that is unique to the cool Saar microclimate.
🍾 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