The 2018 Scharzhofberger Kabinett from premier Mosel Riesling producer, Weingut Egon Müller, is crystalline, cool and punctuated by delicious lingering salinity. It is a vintage with plenty of fruit and complexity but with the freshness and structure to age very well.
Reviews:
- Wine Advocate: The 2018 Scharzhofberger Kabinett (AP 2) is brilliant, clear and coolish on the nose, with cold, wet and clayey yet also crunchy slate aromas and bright fruit. Lush and precise, with lingering salinity and mineral expression, this is a complex and structured Scharzhofberger Kabinett with great aging potential. Tasted in June 2019.
Producer Information
Weingut Egon Müller is a renowned wine estate based just outside the village of Wiltingen in the Saar valley sub-region of the Mosel in Germany. It exclusively works with the Riesling grape, and is particularly known for its wines made from the exceptional Scharzhofberg vineyard southeast of Wiltingen. The current manager is Egon Müller IV, who studied his craft at the leading winemaking university at Geisenheim.The Egon Müller wines are produced at a range of ripeness levels, including Kabinett, Spätlese and Auslese, with Auslese Goldkapsel (literally “gold capsule”) made in the best years. If conditions allow, sweet Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein are also produced.The Scharzhofberg releases are among the most sought-after of all German wines and achieve some of Germany’s highest prices at auction.
