Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett Nr32
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Vietnamese cuisine, roasted pork belly with apple compote, and traditional German charcuterie.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller's Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett is the stuff of legend, originating from one of the world's most revered white wine vineyards. Located in the cool Saar valley of the Mosel, the Scharzhofberg hill features deep Devonian slate soils and steep, south-facing slopes. The estate's history dates back to the medieval monastery of St. Marien ad Martyres in Trier, later acquired by the Müller family's ancestors after the French Revolution. The Kabinett Nr. 32 is a highly coveted auction bottling, representing an elite selection of 100% Riesling grapes. Vinified traditionally in neutral oak Fuder casks, this wine captures an ethereal balance of electric acidity, delicate residual sweetness, and intense slate minerality that defines the pinnacle of the Saar style.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof, established in 1797 following the secularization of monastic holdings along the Saar, stands as a paragon of classical German viticulture. Situated in Wiltingen within the cooler Mosel tributary corridor, the estate centers upon the world-renowned Scharzhofberg and Le Gallais' monopole parcel in Wiltinger Braune Kupp. These south-facing, steep amphitheaters feature weathered Devonian grey and red slate interspersed with quartzite and iron-rich veins. Viticulture follows traditional, sustainable principles emphasizing rigorous plow cultivation, absence of chemical fertilizers or herbicides, low yields, and preservation of centenarian ungrafted vines. Winemaker Egon Müller IV champions a purist, non-interventionist cellar ethos where wild yeasts, traditional neutral oak fuders, and unmanipulated fermentation dictate pace. Famed for benchmark Spätlese, Auslese, and celestial botrytized Prädikat bottlings—including world-record Trockenbeerenauslesen—the wines exude filigreed tension, soaring mineral salinity, ethereal residual sweetness, and virtually limitless longevity.
🍇 Grapes
100% Riesling