The Scharzhofberg vineyard (classified as Erste Lage by VDP) in Wiltinger is under the ownership of 8 estates (according to German Wikipedia), of which Egon Muller has the largest holdings at 8.4 hectares. That was my introduction to this famous site many moons ago. I chanced upon the wine from von Kesselstat some years later and for a long time, those were the only two Scharzhofberg wines I know (having tried a number of different vintages of course). Von Kesselstat has the next largest holdings at 6.6ha. I recently came across the offering from von Hovel (see earlier blog), who owns some 2.8 ha. I met this one from Hohe Domkirche Trier, which is one of three estates making up Bischoflicher Weinguter Trier. They own slightly less than von Kesselstat at at 6.4ha. The other 4 estates own less than 4.6ha altogether. So I have met the wines from the four largest estates in Scharzhofberg!
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