Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr5
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, artisanal fruit tarts, or simply enjoyed on its own as a sublime meditation wine.
✨ Technical Specifications
The estate of Egon Muller-Scharzhof is synonymous with the absolute pinnacle of German winemaking, nestled in the cool Saar valley of the Mosel region. The legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, with its steep, south-facing slopes of weathered grey Devonian slate, has been cultivated since monastic times in the Middle Ages. Egon Muller's Auslese bottlings, particularly rare auction lots such as the Nr5, are crafted only in exceptional vintages where noble rot develops perfectly. Made from 100% Riesling, often from extremely old, ungrafted vines, the wine is fermented in traditional old oak fuder casks. This produces a breathtaking elixir that balances intense, honeyed sweetness with a laser-like, electric acidity and a profound, smoky mineral backbone, reflecting the unique, chilly microclimate of the Saar.
🍾 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.