Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese Auktion Nr5
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, classic roasted duck with plum sauce, and aged blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller's Scharzhofberg is the crown jewel of the Saar, a cool tributary of the Mosel where Riesling achieves an unparalleled balance of piercing acidity and ethereal sweetness. The estate's history dates back to the late 18th century when the Müller family acquired the property after it was confiscated from the Monastery of St. Paul in Trier during the French Revolution. The 'Auktion' Spätlese is a legendary bottling, selected from the estate's finest, most expressive casks to be sold exclusively at the annual VDP Mosel auction in Trier. Grown on the steep, weathered grey slate soils of the Scharzhofberg hill, often from extremely old, ungrafted vines, this 100% Riesling is fermented in traditional oak Fuder. It represents the absolute pinnacle of the Spätlese category, offering an intense mineral core, vibrant acidity, and a complex array of stone fruits, white flowers, and wild honey that develop over decades.
🍾 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