Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese Nr23
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While approachable in its youth for its vibrant fruit and piercing acidity, this legendary Spätlese is built for the long haul. It typically enters its peak drinking window between 10 to 30 years after the vintage, and exceptional years can easily cellar beautifully for 40 years or more.
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Spicy Asian dishes such as Thai green curry or Szechuan cuisine, glazed roast pork or duck with orchard fruit chutneys, and artisanal blue cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton.
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Deep in the Saar valley, a tributary of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, widely regarded as one of the greatest white wine terroirs on Earth. The estate of Egon Müller has been the custodian of this steep, south-facing slope of weathered grey slate since 1797, when the family acquired the land following its confiscation from the monastic order of St. Pauli during the French Revolution. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese is an iconic representation of this terroir. Crafted from 100% Riesling grapes, some from extremely old, ungrafted vines, the wine is fermented in traditional large oak Fuder casks with minimal intervention. The cool Saar microclimate preserves a thrilling, electric acidity that perfectly balances the natural residual sweetness of the late-harvest grapes. This tension creates a wine of ethereal lightness, intense minerality, and profound complexity, marked by notes of white peach, wet stone, and white flowers.
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Established in 1797 when the Müller family acquired the historic estate, Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof is located in Wiltingen within the Saar sub-region of the Mosel, Germany. Today, the estate is meticulously managed by Egon Müller IV, who continues a multi-generational legacy of producing some of the world's most coveted and long-lived white wines. The winery is legendary for its peerless Rieslings sourced from the steep, slate-rich slopes of the iconic Scharzhofberg vineyard, as well as the Wiltinger Braune Kupp site under the Le Gallais label. Emphasizing traditional, low-intervention cellar practices and old, ungrafted vines, Egon Müller crafts exceptionally precise, mineral-driven, and exquisitely balanced Rieslings ranging from crisp QbA to legendary, auction-grade Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese expressions.