Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Nr96
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses, rich foie gras, and light fruit-based desserts like peach or pear tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deeply rooted in the history of the Saar valley, Egon Müller’s Scharzhofberg is arguably Germany's most legendary vineyard. Originally cultivated by Benedictine monks in the medieval era, this south-facing, wind-swept slope of weathered grey slate produces Riesling of unparalleled tension and longevity. The Auslese bottlings, particularly special cask selections, are crafted from meticulously hand-selected grapes affected by noble rot (botrytis). Fermented in traditional old oak casks with minimal intervention, this wine represents the absolute pinnacle of the Mosel's late-harvest style, balancing opulent, honeyed sweetness with an electric, slate-driven acidity.
🍾 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.