Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling BA Auktion Nr15
⏳ Drinking Window
2035 - 2075
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheeses such as Roquefort, fruit-based desserts like peach tart, or rich foie gras.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Beerenauslese (BA) Auktion is a legendary sweet nectar crafted by the iconic Egon Müller estate. The Braune Kupp vineyard, situated on a steep, south-facing amphitheater along the Saar River, has been under the stewardship of the Müller family through the Le Gallais estate since 1954. Known for its unique soil of iron-rich red slate and clay, the vineyard yields Riesling with a distinct spicy minerality and structural power. This Beerenauslese is made from individually hand-selected grapes shriveled by noble rot (botrytis). Released exclusively through the prestigious VDP Trier Wine Auction, this rare bottling represents the absolute pinnacle of Mosel winemaking, combining luscious honeyed sweetness with the piercing, vibrant acidity characteristic of the cool Saar valley.
🍾 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.