Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese Nr14
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan dishes, roasted duck with plum sauce, and artisanal blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley, a tributary of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, a site of viticultural pilgrimage since the Middle Ages when it was tended by Benedictine monks of St. Paul. Acquired by the Müller family in the late 18th century, this grand terroir is characterized by weathered grey slate and an exceptionally cool microclimate that coaxes unmatched tension and complexity from the Riesling grape. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese is crafted from late-harvested grapes, often including a portion of botrytis-affected fruit, fermented in traditional old oak Fuder casks. The 'Nr. 14' designation represents a highly prized, select bottling of exceptional purity. It is a masterclass in balance, where intense natural sweetness is perfectly countered by a piercing, electric acidity and a profound, smoky mineral backbone.
🍾 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.