Egon Müller Le Gallais Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese 2022

From one of the most revered names in German Riesling, the Egon Müller Le Gallais Wiltinger Braune Kupp Riesling Auslese 2022 is a benchmark sweet Mosel masterpiece. Sourced from the famed Braune Kupp vineyard in Wiltingen on the Saar, this Auslese marries seductively ripe botrytised fruit with razor‑sharp precision and elegance. It is a collector’s wine with the capacity to evolve for decades, yet already delivers extraordinary pleasure in the glass.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the 2022 Wiltinger Braune Kupp Auslese shimmers a luminous golden-yellow, hinting at both concentration and youthful vibrancy. The nose is intensely expressive: almost fully botrytised fruit delivers enticing aromas of tart red apple, ripe yellow stone fruit and passion fruit, intertwined with subtle notes of iron oxide, crushed oxalis leaves, and a delicate mineral lift. On the palate, the wine is at once rich and finely etched. Sweet citrus tones wrap around a core of juicy, tangy stone fruits—think yellow peach compote, apricot and ripe nectarine—layered with exotic nuances of passion fruit and a vivid lemony acidity. The texture is rounded and almost gilded with sweetness, yet never cloying; a precise line of acidity and a fine, herbal-mineral edge keep everything in perfect balance. Long, lingering and multi-dimensional, this Auslese has outstanding aging potential and will gain complexity, honeyed depth and greater tertiary nuances over 20–30 years or more in a cool cellar.

Production
Wiltinger Braune Kupp is a steep, single vineyard on the Saar, a cooler tributary of the Mosel, known for its weathered slate soils that impart tension, smokiness and a refined mineral backbone to Riesling. The site’s exposure and poor, stony soils naturally limit yields, concentrating flavour in the grapes. For this Auslese, Riesling bunches were hand-harvested with meticulous berry selection, focusing on nearly fully botrytised fruit—noble rot that intensifies sugar and aroma while preserving vibrant acidity. In traditional Mosel fashion, the wine was gently pressed and fermented with a high proportion of natural yeasts in stainless steel and/or large, old oak casks (Fuder), with fermentation stopped to retain significant natural residual sweetness. Extended time on fine lees helped build texture and depth while preserving the wine’s crystalline purity.

Food & Serving
This Auslese is a superb partner for luxurious desserts—pair it with lemon tart, peach tarte Tatin, apricot galette or a classic crème brûlée. It also shines alongside blue cheeses such as Roquefort or Stilton, and with spicy-savoury dishes from Asian cuisines where sweetness and acidity tame heat and highlight aromatics. Serve lightly chilled, ideally around 8–10 °C (46–50 °F), to showcase its complexity without muting the aromatics. Decanting is generally not necessary, but opening the bottle 15–20 minutes before serving and allowing it to breathe in the glass will help the wine unfurl its layers of fruit and minerality.

Producer
Egon Müller Le Gallais represents the collaboration between the legendary Egon Müller estate—arguably the most prestigious name in German Riesling—and the historic Le Gallais family holdings in Wiltinger Braune Kupp. While the main Egon Müller estate is world-famous for its Scharzhofberger bottlings, the Le Gallais wines from Braune Kupp are insiders’ treasures that combine the same meticulous standards with a distinct Saar identity. The winery’s long history in the Mosel-Saar region and its unwavering commitment to quality have earned it a place among the absolute elite of white wine producers worldwide, with its sweet Rieslings—especially Spätlese, Auslese and beyond—regularly commanding global acclaim and long-term collectors’ interest.

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