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Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 2005

Name: Scharzhofberger Riesling Spätlese 2005
Brand: Egon Müller
Price: 259.71 EUR
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Iconic off-dry Riesling from the legendary Scharzhofberg vineyard. The 2005 combines ripe stone fruit and honeyed richness with laser-like Mosel acidity and slatey minerality.

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About this wine

Scharzhofberger Spätlese is one of the reference points for ageworthy, low-alcohol, naturally sweet Riesling. The 2005 vintage is now in a beautiful early-mature phase, showing apricot, peach, citrus oil and floral notes, layered with honey, spice and wet slate. At around 7–8% alcohol, it’s intensely flavoured yet weightless, with high acidity balancing the sweetness and giving a very long, refined finish.

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Tasting Note

Major reviews describe 2005 as aromatic and elegant, with ripe apricot and pear, nuances of nutmeg and brown spice, a delicate yet concentrated palate showing cooked and caramelised stone fruit, and a sweet, generous but finely balanced finish driven by acidity and mineral notes.

In the glass

Bright lemon-gold with green reflections.

In the nose

Apricot, peach and citrus zest with honey, white flowers and a marked slatey, smoky mineral note.

On the palate

Sweet yet feather-light, with juicy stone fruit, honey and spice, mouth-watering acidity and a long, finely etched, mineral finish.

Egon Müller

Egon Müller’s Scharzhof estate is a legend of German Riesling, with Scharzhofberger among the world’s most revered white-wine vineyards. The focus is almost exclusively on Prädikat Rieslings, from Kabinett to Trockenbeerenauslese, all characterised by feather-light texture, piercing acidity and haunting aromatics. These wines age effortlessly for decades and are benchmarks for finesse, precision and complexity.

Character of the wine

Grape Varieties

Riesling

Vinification

Selective hand-harvest of late-picked Riesling from the steep Scharzhofberg vineyard, gentle pressing and spontaneous fermentation in large old oak fuders, with natural residual sugar and very low alcohol.

Classification

Prädikatswein

Style

Off-Dry (sweet)

Aging potential

Long aging possible

Decant Time

No decanting

Drinking Temperature

8–10 °C

Body

Medium

Conservative food pairing

Poached sole

Funky food pairing

Thai mango salad

Music pairing

Classical music

Art pairing

Romanticism

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