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, 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.