1987 Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese
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Tasting notes
This burnished orange liquid screamed old Riesling with notes of beeswax and a little mousiness plus botrytis. It was very sweet and had massive acidity and was clearly fully mature. I hesitated between 1976 and, thinking of the budget (at this stage I didn't realise that these wines had been donated by their makers), a prematurely aged 2003(!) Egon Müller apparently decided to give a 1987 because it would be a particularly difficult vintage to guess. The Oechsle level was apparently almost up to Eiswein standard. The wine did fade a little on the finish so clearly the vintage wasn't absolutely topnotch. But to have lasted this long was pretty impressive. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
About the producer
Egon Müller is the most famous name in Riesling. The estate produces the world’s most expensive sweet white wines from the Grand Cru Scharzhofberg vineyard in Mosel, Germany.