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, 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