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 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.