Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese Nr37
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted duck with plum sauce, and aged blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley, a sub-region of the Mosel, lies the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard, widely regarded as one of the world's premier white wine terroirs. The estate of Egon Müller, which has tended these vines since 1797 following the post-French Revolution secularization of church properties, crafts Rieslings of unparalleled precision. The Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese, particularly special auction bottlings like the 'Nr37' (referencing specific Fuder casks or AP numbers destined for the prestigious Trier auctions), is made from 100% Riesling grapes. Grown on steep, weathered grey slate soils, the vines benefit from a cool, wind-swept microclimate that preserves jaw-dropping acidity. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in traditional old oak casks (Fuder), this wine represents the pinnacle of the Prädikat system, balancing luscious natural residual sweetness with a vibrant, electric mineral core and notes of white peach, petrol, and wet stone.
🍾 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