Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Nr23
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses, artisanal fruit tarts, and rich pâtés.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Scharzhofberg is arguably Germany's most legendary vineyard, a steep, south-facing wall of weathered grey slate in the cool Saar valley. Its history stretches back to the 6th century when it was cultivated by the Benedictine monks of Saint Paul's Abbey in Trier. Since 1797, the Müller family has safeguarded this terroir, crafting Rieslings of unmatched precision. The 'Auslese Goldkapsel' represents an extraordinary selection of botrytis-affected grapes, harvested by hand with painstaking berry-by-berry selection. Fermented in traditional wooden 'Fuder' casks using native yeasts, this wine achieves a mythical balance where intense, honeyed sweetness is perfectly countered by an electric, mineral-driven acidity that makes the wine feel weightless despite its concentration.
🍾 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