Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese 2* White Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared duck breast with a spiced plum reduction, classic roasted pork belly with crackling, or aged alpine cheeses such as Comté.
✨ Technical Specifications
Nestled in the heart of the Middle Mosel, the steep, southwest-facing slopes of the Graacher Domprobst vineyard are renowned for their deep, water-retaining blue Devonian slate soils. It is here that visionary winemaker Markus Molitor crafts this extraordinary dry Riesling. Uniquely, Molitor utilizes a color-coded capsule system to guide drinkers through his stylistic spectrum: the white capsule denotes a bone-dry style, an intriguing contrast to the 'Auslese' classification which historically implies sweetness. The two-star (2*) designation signifies an exceptional level of meticulous berry selection. Fermented naturally with wild yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks and aged extensively on its fine lees, this wine captures the essence of its historic terroir. It weaves a rich narrative of intense, smoky slate minerality, vibrant citrus, and structured tension, embodying the uncompromising, artisanal spirit of the Mosel's steep-slope viticulture.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded upon an eighth-generation family viticultural heritage, Weingut Markus Molitor was transformed in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor took over the estate at Haus Klosterberg with the dedicated mission of restoring Mosel Riesling to its historic world-class stature. Situated in Bernkastel-Kues in Germany's legendary Mosel region, the winery meticulously cultivates precipitous slate vineyards across renowned grand cru sites such as Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Erdener Treppchen. Molitor practices low yields, ultra-selective late hand-harvesting, and gentle spontaneous fermentation in ancient, deep vaulted cellars with minimal intervention. The estate is globally celebrated for its site-expressive Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dry, off-dry, and botrytized sweet styles—as well as remarkably complex, structured Pinot Noir.