The King of Scharzhof, Egon Muller

A wine that needs no introduction... the Riesling of the legend Egon Muller from Scharzhof in the Saar.  These bottles are IN-STOCK!  

Stuart Pigott of James Suckling writes:
"Lively and subtle nose of ripe yellow apple, white peach and wild flowers. Juicy and elegant with a vibrant acidity that lights this up beautifully. A touch of perceptible grape sweetness at the front of the medium-bodied palate, but the long, wet stone finish is admirably dry. Spot on balance." - 92 points, December 5th, 2023

Anne Krebiehl MW of Vinous writes:
"The 2022 Riesling Scharzhof was fermented spontaneously, half in stainless steel, half in Fuder. The nose has subtle yeast notes but comes across as very fresh, with hints of green apple and lemon and a slightly flinty flicker. The palate is exquisitely light and gently sweet. Herbal notions like yarrow and tansy join in with the lemon and the juicy, tart apple fruit. Much length with this weightlessness. (Off-dry)" - 90 points, July 2023

More on Egon from Anne Krebiehl...
"What can one say about Egon Muller and his legendary estate on the Scharzhofberg? He is the fourth Egon in a line of Mullers that can trace their family ownership of this estate to 1797 when forebear Jean-Jacques - or Johann Jakob - Koch purchased the estate after Napoleon secularized all church property. Until then, it was in monastic hands belonging to the Benedictine convent of St. Maria ad Martyres in Trier, founded in 700; it is unclear when the Scharzhofberg was donated to the monastery. Its name is thought to derive from the Latin sarcire, to clear land, and there is evidence that even until the 18th century, parts of the slope were used to grow Lohhecken, or coppiced oak whose bark was used for tanning leather. And while the vineyard on this singular hill is no longer a monopole (Koch had several children who divided the inheritance; one of them married Felix Muller, the ancestor of the current incumbent), its fame is down to the Muller family to Egon Muller I in particular who took his Riesling international exhibitions like the Exposition Universelle in Paris in 1900. Muller owns more than eight hectares of the Scharzhofberg plus further vineyards in Saarburg, Wiltingen, Oberemmel, and notably in Wiltingen's Braune Kupp, which carries the Le Gallais label, half of this still belongs to the Le Gallais family. Still, the wines are made in Muller's cellar, and the German authorities see the two names as one estate. These long-lived wines are always on light feet, delicate and aromatic, expressing the marginality of the Saar with great elegance. They rightly have cult status. In Egon Muller, they have a guardian unmoved by-passing fashions and prevailing opinions."


Great Rieslings to add to your collection of other great Rieslings.  

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