Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett Nr10
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Vietnamese cuisine, classic roasted pork belly, and fresh shellfish or crab served with a squeeze of lime.
✨ Technical Specifications
Perched on the steep, slate-strewn slopes of the Saar valley, the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard yields what many consider the absolute pinnacle of German Riesling. Egon Müller’s Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett is a masterclass in tension, balancing electric acidity with a delicate, feather-light sweetness. The estate's history dates back to the medieval monks of St. Paul's Abbey in Trier, and under the stewardship of the Müller family since 1797, it has maintained an almost mythical status. The 'Nr 10' designation typically refers to a highly prized, select bottling of Kabinett, often destined for wine auctions or representing a specific pristine parcel. Fermented in traditional old oak fuder casks using indigenous yeasts, this 100% Riesling captures the cool-climate essence of the Saar, offering intense minerality, white peach, and floral notes underpinned by the vineyard's signature cold, grey slate 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.