Scharzhofberger Riesling Eiswein Nr3
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, artisanal fruit-based desserts like apple tarte tatin, or served on its own as a sublime meditation wine.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley, a sub-region of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, a south-facing slope of weathered Devonian slate that has produced some of the world's most revered white wines since Roman times. Egon Müller's Scharzhofberger Riesling Eiswein is the stuff of wine lore—a high-stakes gamble against nature. To produce Eiswein, grapes must freeze naturally on the vine and be harvested in the freezing darkness of early morning at temperatures of -7 degrees Celsius or colder. Pressed immediately while still frozen, the ice crystals remain in the press, leaving behind a tiny quantity of incredibly concentrated, nectar-like juice. The 'Nr3' designation represents an ultra-exclusive, highly prized auction bottling of singular intensity, capturing the perfect tension between luscious residual sweetness and the electrifying, crystalline acidity that defines the Saar's unique terroir.
🍾 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