Scharzhofberger Riesling Feinste Auslese Eiswein
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2065
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Artisanal blue cheeses such as Roquefort, classic pan-seared foie gras, or elegant fruit tarts like a traditional French tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley, a sub-region of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, a place where viticultural magic meets extreme climate. Owned in part by the iconic Egon Müller estate since 1797, this south-facing slate slope produces some of the world's most revered Rieslings. The Scharzhofberger Feinste Auslese Eiswein is a mythical elixir born only in rare years when nature permits. It requires the grapes to freeze naturally on the vine, typically harvested in the freezing pre-dawn hours at temperatures of minus seven degrees Celsius or lower. Pressing the frozen grapes leaves behind water ice, yielding a tiny quantity of highly concentrated, nectar-like juice. Combining the intense minerality of Devonian slate, the piercing acidity of the cool Saar climate, and the luscious sweetness of Eiswein, this 100% Riesling is a masterclass in tension, purity, and longevity, carrying centuries of monastic winemaking heritage into every precious drop.
🍾 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