Overview
The Saar tributary produces Mosel's most austere and steely Rieslings. In great vintages the wines transcend — gossamer delicacy of almost unbearable beauty. The Scharzhofberg is the Riesling world's Romanée-Conti.
In The Glass
- Colour
- Pale lemon-green
- Nose
- Lime, Lemon, Green apple, Slate and Steel.
- Palate
- Mosel's most austere — steely, precise, coldly beautiful. Generally very light-bodied, electric acidity, dry, with a very long finish.
Tasting Profile
Body Very Light1/5
Tannins Silky1/5
Acidity Electric5/5
Sweetness Bone Dry1/5
Alcohol Low <11%1/5
Grapes
Riesling
Aromas And Notes
LimeLemonGreen appleGrapefruitSlateSteelPetrolFlintHoneyToastLanolin
Terroir
Coldest of the Mosel tributaries — extreme Continental, late harvests essential.
Devonian slateQuartzite
Food Pairings
OystersTrout meunièreCrabFresh goat's cheese
Notable Producers
- Egon Müller-Scharzhof, founded 1797 - Scharzhofberger Riesling TBA
- Van Volxem, founded 1999 - Scharzhofberger Pergentsknopp GG