Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auktion Nr31
⏳ Drinking Window
2030 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses like Roquefort, rich foie gras or artisanal duck liver pâté, and fruit-based desserts such as peach tarte tatin.
✨ Technical Specifications
Egon Müller's Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Auktion represents the absolute zenith of Saar Riesling. Sourced from the historic Wiltinger Braune Kupp vineyard—a steep, south-facing amphitheater of iron-rich, reddish-brown Devonian slate managed by the Müller family under the Le Gallais estate since 1954—this wine is a masterclass in tension and botrytis selection. Unlike the cooler Scharzhofberg, the Braune Kupp's direct proximity to the Saar river yields a richer, more exotic fruit profile. The Goldkapsel designation denotes an exceptionally concentrated, noble rot-affected selection, while the Auktion status signifies that this micro-lot was produced exclusively for the prestigious annual VDP auction in Trier. Hand-harvested with obsessive grape-by-grape selection and fermented in traditional neutral oak Fuder casks, it marries intense, honeyed sweetness with a piercing, electric acidity and profound 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.