Scharzhofberger Riesling TBA
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2100
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheeses such as Roquefort, artisanal fruit tarts (especially apricot or peach), and rich foie gras.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard in the Saar valley, a tributary of the Mosel, Egon Müller's Trockenbeerenauslese (TBA) represents the absolute pinnacle of sweet noble-rot Riesling. The estate's history dates back to 1797 when Jean-Jacques Koch acquired the confiscated monastic vineyard from the French Republic. The Scharzhofberg slope, with its weathered grey slate soils and cool microclimate, produces grapes of unmatched tension. TBA is only produced in vintages where botrytis develops perfectly, requiring meticulous berry-by-berry selection. The resulting wine is an ethereal elixir of intense sweetness balanced by a vibrant, laser-like acidity, boasting complex notes of dried apricots, honey, and wet stone.
🍾 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.