Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese Nr26
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed from 10 to 40 years after the vintage release, as it evolves from youthful tropical fruit to complex notes of beeswax, petrol, and dried apricots.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roquefort or other classic blue cheeses, rich foie gras terrine, and spicy glazed duck or aromatic Thai dishes.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese is a masterpiece born from the historic partnership between the iconic Egon Müller estate and the Le Gallais winery, which Müller has managed since 1954. Situated on a steep, amphitheater-like curve along the Saar River, the Braune Kupp vineyard is famed for its iron-rich, reddish-brown Devonian slate soils. This unique terroir absorbs the sun's warmth, imparting a distinctively rich, smoky minerality and exotic spice to the 100% Riesling grapes. Crafted only in exceptional vintages when botrytis develops perfectly, the Auslese is meticulously hand-harvested through multiple selective passes. The resulting wine is a legendary expression of Saar winemaking, seamlessly balancing intense, honeyed sweetness with a vibrant, electric acidity that ensures it remains fresh and alive for generations.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1797 when the Müller family acquired the historic estate, Weingut Egon Müller-Scharzhof is located in Wiltingen within the Saar sub-region of the Mosel, Germany. Today, the estate is meticulously managed by Egon Müller IV, who continues a multi-generational legacy of producing some of the world's most coveted and long-lived white wines. The winery is legendary for its peerless Rieslings sourced from the steep, slate-rich slopes of the iconic Scharzhofberg vineyard, as well as the Wiltinger Braune Kupp site under the Le Gallais label. Emphasizing traditional, low-intervention cellar practices and old, ungrafted vines, Egon Müller crafts exceptionally precise, mineral-driven, and exquisitely balanced Rieslings ranging from crisp QbA to legendary, auction-grade Auslese and Trockenbeerenauslese expressions.