Scharzhofberger Riesling TBA Auktion Nr12
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2100
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras, and elegant fruit-based desserts like peach tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Deep in the Saar valley of the Mosel region lies the legendary Scharzhofberg, a vineyard of mythical status whose history stretches back to medieval monastic ownership under the Abbey of St. Paul in Trier. Egon Müller's Scharzhofberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) represents the absolute pinnacle of sweet winemaking. Sourced from ancient, ungrafted vines rooted in weathered grey and blue slate soils, this wine is only produced in exceptional vintages when noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) perfectly dehydrates the grapes. Each shriveled berry is painstakingly hand-harvested one by one. The 'Auktion' designation indicates an incredibly rare, highly exclusive lot reserved solely for the prestigious annual VDP auction in Trier. This nectar combines staggering residual sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity that is uniquely characteristic of the cool Saar microclimate, resulting in an ethereal, multi-layered masterpiece of honeyed stone fruit, wild herbs, and intense slate minerality.
🍾 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.