Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auktion Nr24
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich foie gras or savory duck liver terrines, and elegant fruit-based desserts like pear tart or peach galette.
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the legendary Egon Müller at the historic Le Gallais estate, which the Müller family has managed since 1954, this wine represents the absolute pinnacle of Saar Riesling. The Wiltinger Braune Kupp vineyard is renowned for its steep, south-southeast facing slopes rich in dark, iron-bearing clay and slate. This unique terroir imparts a distinctively spicy, mineral character to the grapes. The 'Goldkapsel' (Gold Capsule) designation signifies an extraordinary selection of botrytised grapes, yielding a luscious, concentrated sweet wine. Bottled specifically for the prestigious Grosser Ring VDP auction, this rare 'Auktion' lot showcases the estate's commitment to traditional, non-interventionist winemaking, utilizing wild yeasts and old oak casks to achieve a breathtaking harmony of electric acidity and opulent sweetness.
🍾 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.