Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr18
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic foie gras, artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and elegant fruit tarts like tarte Tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
The estate of Egon Müller is synonymous with the absolute pinnacle of German winemaking, and the Scharzhofberg hill in the Saar valley is its crown jewel. Cultivated since monastic times under the Abbey of St. Pauli, this legendary south-facing slope of weathered grey slate produces Riesling of unmatched tension and longevity. The Auslese 'Nr' bottlings, often destined for the prestigious VDP auctions, represent a meticulous hand-selection of botrytis-affected grapes. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional wooden Fuder casks, this wine is a masterclass in balance, where luscious, honeyed sweetness is perfectly countered by a piercing, electric acidity and intense slate minerality.
🍾 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.