Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese Nr2
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai curry, roasted duck with plum sauce, and mature blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller’s Scharzhofberg is widely regarded as the pinnacle of German viticulture, situated on a steep, south-facing slate slope in the cool Saar valley. The estate's history dates back to the medieval Benedictine monks of St. Paul in Trier, before being acquired by the Müller family in 1797. The 'Nr 2' designation typically indicates a highly prized auction bottling or a specific fuder selection of 100% Riesling, representing an even more refined, concentrated expression. Fermented in traditional old oak fuders with native yeasts, this Spätlese captures the legendary tension of Scharzhofberg: an exquisite play between rich, residual sweetness and a piercing, mineral-driven acidity derived from the weathered grey slate soils.
🍾 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