Scharzhofberger Riesling Beerenauslese
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2075
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, artisanal fruit tarts, and rich savory delicacies like foie gras.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller's Scharzhofberger Riesling Beerenauslese is one of the world's most legendary and collectible sweet wines, originating from the iconic Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley of the Mosel region. The history of this revered site stretches back to the Middle Ages when it was cultivated by Benedictine monks, eventually acquired by the Müller family in 1797 following the French Revolution. Grown on steep, south-facing slopes rich in weathered grey and red Devonian slate, the 100% Riesling grapes benefit from a cool microclimate that preserves razor-sharp acidity. To produce a Beerenauslese, individual botrytised grapes are meticulously hand-harvested in multiple passes. The resulting wine is a masterclass in tension, balancing luscious, honeyed sweetness with an electric, vibrating acidity that prevents it from ever feeling heavy.
🍾 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.