Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett Nr2
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai green curry, classic roast pork with apple sauce, and fresh shellfish or crab legs.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Scharzhofberg vineyard is arguably the most famous white wine hill in the world, situated in the cool Saar valley of Germany's Mosel region. Managed by the legendary Egon Müller estate, whose winemaking heritage dates back to the late 18th century when the family acquired the estate following the secularization of church properties under French rule, this wine represents the pinnacle of cool-climate viticulture. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett is a masterclass in tension, crafted from 100% Riesling grown on deep, weathered grey and red Devonian slate. Fermented in traditional large oak casks known as Fuder with native yeasts, this wine captures the essence of its steep, wind-swept terroir. Known for its feather-light body, low alcohol, and electric acidity balanced by a delicate touch of residual sweetness, it is a wine of unparalleled elegance and crystalline purity.
🍾 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.