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, 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.