Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr30
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50+ years from the vintage release, as these monumental sweet wines require decades to fully integrate their sugars and reveal their complex tertiary mineral notes.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Classic pan-seared foie gras, artisanal blue cheeses like Roquefort, and light fruit-based desserts such as pear tarte tatin.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Scharzhofberg is arguably Germany's most legendary vineyard, situated on a steep, south-facing slope in the chilly Saar valley. Owned in part by the Egon Müller estate since 1797—following the secularization of church lands formerly held by the Benedictine monastery of St. Marien in Trier—this grand terroir of weathered grey Devonian slate produces Rieslings of unmatched tension and longevity. The Auslese Nr30 is a rare, highly coveted bottling, often associated with the prestigious Trier wine auctions, crafted from meticulously hand-selected, botrytis-affected grapes. Fermented in traditional old oak casks using native yeasts, this 100% Riesling captures a perfect storm of luscious residual sweetness, intense noble rot complexity, and an electrifying, laser-like acidity that is the hallmark of the Saar's cool microclimate.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1797 when the Müller family acquired the historic estate, Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof is located in Wiltingen within the Saar sub-region of the Mosel, Germany. Today, the estate is meticulously managed by Egon Müller IV, who continues a multi-generational legacy of producing some of the world's most coveted and long-lived white wines. The winery is legendary for its peerless Rieslings sourced from the steep, slate-rich slopes of the iconic Scharzhofberg vineyard, as well as the Wiltinger Braune Kupp site under the Le Gallais label. Emphasizing traditional, low-intervention cellar practices and old, ungrafted vines, Egon Müller crafts exceptionally precise, mineral-driven, and exquisitely balanced Rieslings ranging from crisp QbA to legendary, auction-grade Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese expressions.