Six bottles of Hohe Domkirche Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese
Produced by Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier
1999 vintage
Wiltingen, Mosel/Germany
Original filling qantity: 0.75 l
Fill level: < 2 cm

This lot comprises six bottles of 1999 vintage Hohe Domkirche Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese produced by Bischöfliche Weingüter Trier in the Mosel wine region.

The Moselle valley and its tributary valleys of the Ruwer and Saar consistently produce some of the world’s most elegant and lively white wines. Here, Riesling thrives on the slate rocks of the partly ludicrously-steep slopes. Winegrowing in the Moselle valley has been left untouched by industrialization, an anachronism that has preserved an old, intact cultural landscape. Winegrowing follows some 200 kilometers of river, as it meanders and loops through the Hunsrueck massif, where top wines of weightless intensity are produced. They depend on a finely nervous, tension-filled balance of racemic acid and natural grape sweetness. Significant, spellbinding styles of Riesling like Kabinett, Spätlese, Auslese, Goldkapsel, Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese, whose concentration and sweetness levels are formed by different botrytis selections, are also cultivated in the region.

Scharzhofberg is regarded as one of the best locations in Germany. The steep slope lies between Wiltingen and Oberemmel in the wine growing region Mosel, in the Saar area. The place in which it is located unimportant; which is why the wine is labelled simply ‘Scharzhofberger’. The 28.1 hectares are solely used to harvest Riesling. The weathered slate soil has a very high percentage of rock as well as ferrous, clayey components.

1999 was a very good vintage in Germany, especially for sweet Riesling from the Mosel region like these Auslese wines, which will still be a great pleasure to drink ten years from now!

The fill levels are excellent (< 2 cm). The labels and capsules are in perfect condition.