Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr28
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich blue cheeses such as Roquefort, classic foie gras, and fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley, a sub-region of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, widely considered one of the greatest white wine terroirs on Earth. Egon Müller’s stewardship of this grand site has achieved mythical status. The estate's history dates back to the medieval Benedictine monks of St. Paulin, but it was acquired by the Müller family in 1797. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese 'Nr. 28' is a rare, highly coveted auction bottling crafted from meticulously hand-selected, botrytis-affected grapes grown on steep, weathered grey slate soils. Fermented in traditional old oak fuders using native yeasts, this wine represents the pinnacle of sweet Riesling, balancing intense, honeyed concentration with a breathtaking, electric vein of acidity that is the hallmark of the cool Saar climate.
🍾 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