Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Nr22
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, artisanal fruit tarts, and rich savory delicacies like foie gras.
✨ Technical Specifications
The estate of Egon Müller, situated at the Scharzhof base in the Saar valley of the Mosel region, is synonymous with the world's finest Rieslings. The Scharzhofberg vineyard itself is a legend, boasting deep Devonian slate soils and a cool microclimate that yields wines of unmatched tension and longevity. Originally cultivated by Benedictine monks in the medieval era, the estate was acquired by the Müller family in 1797. The Auslese Goldkapsel (Gold Cap) represents an extraordinary selection of botrytized grapes, harvested by hand with painstaking precision. Fermented in traditional large oak casks (fuders) with native yeasts, this rare auction bottling balances opulent, honeyed sweetness with a vibrant, electric spine of acidity, creating a sublime sensory experience that is both ethereal and profoundly complex.
🍾 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.