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, 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.