Egon Muller

WINE TALK
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The auslese GK 2006, 2010
The BA 1994
The TBA 1999

are great expensive wines.
The TBA was auctionned for 5200 euros/botlle (+ taxes).

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I think I may have preferred the 2010 GK to the 1999 TBA, especially at 1/10th the price…

I agree the wines are exceptional, and think they are best value at Spatlese level, IMHO.

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Well, compared to the $330 or so they go for in the US…

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Great wine, very expensive relative to other German wines. His plot of Scharzhofberg is one of the greatest, most famous vinyards on earth. Romanee-Conti sells at a premium relative to other Red Burgundies, just as Egon Muller’s Scharzhofberg does with German Riesling.

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Relative to quality- best QPR on the planet. It is not a question of looking at the price tag, but rather of comparing that price tag to the likes of DRC and Leroy.

Agree with what someone else said about time to maturity. In a world where consumers of the very top end wines are buying for themselves and not for their children and grandchildren as they drink the wines laid down by their fathers and grandfathers the Egon Muller approach can be a difficult sell from a practical standpoint when it comes to the very top end of their range.

I certainly think that was a key driver in the stylistic changes at Chateau Ausone for example. Fortunately the minute quantities of top Muller auction wines preclude the need to make those concessions to market realities.

For me- I have bought the occasional young bottle and enjoyed, and been extremely grateful on those rare occasions when someone brings a several-decades old bottle to table.

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Simply one of the world’s greatest wine producers. But understand that the wines are made for very long aging. Other than the current vintage, I don’t think I’ve ever been served a wine less than 20 years old there.

That said, if you are sensitive to price, there is a large number of outstanding Saar producers whose wines are available for considerably less – understand, too, that their styles may be different from Müller’s (Egon doesn’t do dry wines any more and to the extent possible, prefers botrytis in his wines, even at the QbA and Kabinett levels).

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Ive not had an aged Egon Muller but was quite blown away by a 2004 Spatlese auction about a year ago. While it would certainly gain complexity with age it was perfect for the moment to say the least.

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I would love to be able to find it for that cheap.

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Hmmmm, really!?! This tidbit is making the Kabinet that I can buy for about 37 pound a bit more attractive.

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This makes less than no sense, but I’m sure it makes more sense than the two things ever said that make the least sense of all.

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Bah, can we stop talking about Egon Muller? Let’s just agree the wines are super-expensive and … um… are really not worth it. Yeah.

Everybody drink Prum instead. There’s lots of it out there and it also is great and ages brilliantly, and it’s way cheaper.

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J.J. Prüm is great. As I wrote in another post, I was lucky enough to taste excellent wines during my journey to the auctions :
J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr auslese GK 2010
J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich auslese lange GK 2010
J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr auslese 2002
J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich auslese 2004
J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr auslese 2004
J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr beerenauslese 1970
J.J. Prüm Bernkasteler Badstube beerenauslese 2006 (AP18)
J.J. Prüm Graacher Himmelreich beerenauslese 1976
J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr spätlese 2003
J.J. Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr auslese GK 2003

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No drinking and posting allowed!

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Agree Laurent, very glad I picked up a couple of the WS GKs in the auction.

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There is another shoe on the market rife at the moment, which is a new collection of Bettye Muller. These shoes are fast becoming one of the most popular brands, and asks that all addicts of shoes there are a couple of them. Shoes of every individual is unique, and was said to myself-Muller, every couple has their own story.

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So you would prefer that I not bring any Egon Muller to the dinner next Monday, then? OK, if that’s what you want…

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Michael,

Bring a mere refreshing Kabinett … [cheers.gif]

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You know, I was having that exact same thought in the context of this thread. Said much better than I ever could.

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It’s going to be real lonely around here.

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You misunderstand me. The rule only applies to you! neener

Just kidding