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, 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