Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr10
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses like Roquefort, rich foie gras or artisanal pâté, and fruit-based desserts such as pear tart or apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley, a tributary of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, widely regarded as one of the greatest white wine terroirs on Earth. Egon Müller’s Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese is the stuff of vinous legend, crafted from 100% Riesling grapes grown on steep, south-facing slopes of weathered grey slate. The estate's history dates back to the medieval Benedictine monks of St. Paul in Trier, but it has been in the hands of the Müller family since 1797. The 'Nr' designations typically denote highly exclusive, small-batch auction bottlings of exceptional selection. This Auslese is defined by its perfect noble rot (botrytis), balancing intense, honeyed sweetness with a breathtaking, laser-like acidity that ensures the wine never feels heavy. Fermented in traditional old oak Fuder casks, it represents the pinnacle of Saar's cool-climate tension and purity.
🍾 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