Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben Nr16
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine such as Thai green curry, roasted pork belly, and pan-seared scallops.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller's Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett Alte Reben represents the absolute pinnacle of Saar Riesling. Sourced from the legendary, south-facing Scharzhofberg vineyard—a site whose winemaking history stretches back to the medieval monks of St. Paul's Abbey in Trier—this wine is crafted from extremely old, ungrafted vines ('Alte Reben'). The terroir is defined by weathered grey and red Devonian slate, which imparts a fierce, crystalline minerality. The 'Nr. 16' designation refers to a highly coveted, limited-production auction bottling. Fermented in traditional old oak Fuder casks using indigenous yeasts, this Kabinett balances an ethereal, feather-light body with electric acidity, subtle natural sweetness, and complex notes of white peach, wet stone, and wild herbs. It is a legendary expression of Mosel winemaking heritage.
🍾 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