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, 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Riesling