Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett Versteigerung Nr7
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Vietnamese dishes, Roasted pork belly with a sweet-soy glaze, Fresh sashimi and sushi
✨ Technical Specifications
The Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett Versteigerung represents the absolute pinnacle of the Kabinett category, sourced from the legendary, cold-climate Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar. The 'Versteigerung' designation indicates this wine was bottled exclusively for the annual VDP auction in Trier, representing a highly select, superior cask—often designated by a specific lot number like Cask Nr. 7. Crafted from 100% Riesling grown on steep, weathered grey slate soils, this wine undergoes natural fermentation in traditional old oak Fuder casks. It is celebrated for its ethereal lightness, low alcohol, and a breathtaking tension between vibrant residual sweetness and piercing, electric acidity. Historically, these auction bottlings have achieved mythical status among collectors for their unparalleled precision, intense minerality, and extraordinary longevity.
🍾 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