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 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.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Riesling