Scharzhofberger Riesling Eiswein Nr35
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2080
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, artisanal fruit tarts, or simply savored on its own as a meditation wine.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller’s Scharzhofberg is the crown jewel of the Saar valley, a legendary vineyard whose history stretches back to the monastic viticulture of the Middle Ages. The Scharzhofberg terroir is characterized by weathered grey Devonian slate and a cool, wind-swept microclimate that preserves vibrant acidity. To produce the elusive Eiswein, grapes must remain on the vine into the freezing depths of winter. Harvested by hand in the freezing pre-dawn hours—often at temperatures below minus seven degrees Celsius—the grapes are pressed while still frozen. This process coaxes out a precious, highly concentrated nectar of intense sweetness, balanced by an electric, crystalline acidity. The Nr. 35 designation represents an exceptionally rare, highly prized auction bottling, epitomizing the pinnacle of Mosel Riesling craftsmanship and natural concentration.
🍾 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.