Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese Nr17
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai green curry, roasted duck or pork belly with sweet-savory glazes, and artisanal washed-rind cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Scharzhofberg is arguably Germany's most legendary vineyard, situated on a steep, south-facing hillside of weathered grey Devonian slate in the cool Saar valley. Egon Müller's stewardship of this historic site dates back to 1797, when the family acquired land confiscated from the Benedictine monastery of St. Paul in Trier during the French Revolution. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 'Nr. 17' represents an elite expression of this terroir, often associated with specific Fuder (traditional oak casks) or highly prized auction bottlings. Crafted from 100% Riesling, this white wine is defined by its breathtaking tension between natural residual sweetness and a piercing, electric acidity. It offers a complex aromatic profile of white peach, wet stone, lime zest, and delicate floral notes, underpinned by a profound mineral depth that only this unique microclimate and slate soil can provide.
🍾 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.