Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr11
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Foie gras or rich duck pâté, artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and classic fruit tarts like tarte Tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley is widely considered one of the absolute pinnacles of white wine terroir globally. Under the stewardship of the legendary Egon Müller estate, whose history dates back to the acquisition of the estate by the family in 1797 following the French Revolution, this vineyard produces Rieslings of unmatched precision and longevity. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese is crafted from late-harvested, hand-selected grapes, often kissed by noble rot (botrytis), grown on steep, south-facing slopes of weathered grey and blue Devonian slate. The 'Nr11' designation denotes a highly exclusive, small-batch auction bottling of exceptional concentration. Fermented in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks, this wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing intense, honeyed sweetness with an electric, laser-like acidity and profound mineral depth.
🍾 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.