Weingut Egon Müller has been in the hands of the Müller family since 1797 and is world renowned for producing breath-taking Riesling from their exceptional Mosel vineyards. 2019 has been widely heralded as an exceptional vintage and Müller has produced an extraordinarily high-quality set of wines from the Wiltinger Braune Kupp vineyard.This is one of two Spätlese selections released from this vintage, with the other destined for auction.
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.
