Egon Müller - Scharzhofberger Kabinett 2007
Weingut Egon Müller is located in the Saar Valley sub-region of the Moselle in Germany . The estate was established in 1797, when Jean-Jacques Koch purchased the Scharzhof farm from the French Republic. His daughter married Felix Müller and the estate has remained in the same family ever since. The current owner is Egon Müller IV , who studied at the best wine university in Geisenheim. A large part of the Scharzhofberg vineyard (8.5 hectares), located on the south-facing gray shale hillsides behind the Scharzhof house and winery, forms the heart of the Egon Müller estate. He works exclusively with the Riesling grape variety and the wines are produced at different levels of maturity : Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, and Auslese Goldkapsel in the best years. If conditions permit, sweet Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese and Eiswein are also produced.
Scharzhofberger comes from Riesling vines located in Wiltingen, far from the Saar in a side valley and facing south. The slopes of the vineyard are quite steep (30 to 60%) and high, between 180 and 280 meters above sea level. Formed from gray slate from the Devonian, the soils are very deep and without bedrock. Kabinett is the lightest style of Riesling, made from grapes that have a must weight of 67-82 degrees Oechsle (the hydrometric scale measuring the density of grape must), which equates to 148-188 g /L of residual sugar.
For Germany, the 2007 vintage was superb . The growing season began with a mild and surprisingly warm spring that allowed for both early bud break and flowering. A cool and humid summer set in, favoring the ripening of the grapes while the cool nights preserved their acidity.
Grape variety: 100% Riesling
