2018 Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Versteigerung Egon Müller, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 2018 Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Versteigerung, Egon Müller

The 2018 Scharzhofberger Auslese (AP #11) –Gold Capsule– is still covered by a layer of SO2, but flinty-mineral notes along with concentrated, terribly fresh and precise fruit already shine through. Lush and generous on the palate, with a crystalline structure, this is a persistent Auslese with great energy and lingering salinity. It is made from perfectly dry botrytis, which gives a radiant, highly precise and fresh Auslese of great class. The grapes for this AP #11 were picked a couple of days later than those for the Auslese #9. Tasted in June 2019. - Stephan Reinhardt, Aug. 2019

Mosel Fine Wines - 2018 Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese Goldkapsel Versteigerung, Egon Müller

The 2018er Scharzhofberger Auslese GK was fermented down to fully noble-sweet levels of residual sugar (187 g/l). It delivers a superbly ripe and rich nose of honey, pear, honey, tar, smoke, fig, candied grapefruit, almond cream, ginger, and orange cake. The wine is still on the very sweet side of things on the otherwise beautifully juicy and honeyed palate. The finish is rich, intense and even a touch powerful, but above all hugely long and multi-layered. This beautiful full-on BA in all but name will need a solid two decades to absorb its sweetness and fully shine. 2038-2088 - Aug. 2019