Scharzhofberger Riesling TBA Auktion
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2100
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, rich foie gras torchon, or simply savored on its own as a profound meditation wine.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller’s Scharzhofberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) Auktion represents the absolute pinnacle of sweet winemaking worldwide. Sourced from the legendary, south-facing Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley—a site cultivated since monastic times by the Abbey of St. Paulin in Trier—this wine is crafted from 100% Riesling grapes. These grapes are meticulously hand-selected, berry by shriveled berry, only when fully affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). The 'Auktion' bottling is a highly restricted, ultra-rare selection sold exclusively at the annual VDP auction in Trier. The unique Devonian slate soils and the cool, wind-swept microclimate of the Saar impart a breathtaking tension, balancing monumental residual sweetness with an electric, laser-like acidity that ensures the wine never feels heavy.
🍾 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.