Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr7
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or savory terrines, and moderately sweet fruit tarts or stone fruit-based desserts.
✨ Technical Specifications
The estate of Egon Müller, nestled in the Saar valley of the Mosel region, is legendary, with roots tracing back to the 11th-century Benedictine monastery of St. Paul in Trier. The Scharzhofberg vineyard itself is a grand cru in all but name, characterized by its weathered grey slate soils, steep south-facing slopes, and a cool microclimate that yields wines of unparalleled tension and longevity. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese is crafted from meticulously hand-selected grapes affected by noble rot (botrytis). The rare 'Nr7' designation typically refers to a highly coveted auction bottling, representing the absolute pinnacle of the estate's production. Fermented in traditional neutral oak fuders, this 100% Riesling balances luscious residual sweetness with a piercing, electric acidity, offering a sensory journey of white peach, petrol, wet stone, and honeyed complexity.
🍾 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