Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese 3* Green Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Sichuan or Thai cuisine, glazed roast duck or goose, and rich, washed-rind cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor is a titan of the Mosel, famous for his uncompromising dedication to the region's steep, slate-strewn slopes. The Graacher Domprobst vineyard, named after the cathedral provost (Domprobst) who historically collected tithes here, is renowned for its deep blue Devonian slate soils that yield wines of immense mineral tension and structural power. This 100% Riesling is crafted under Molitor's unique coding system: the 'Green Capsule' denotes an off-dry (feinherb) style, while the prestigious '3-Star' designation represents the absolute pinnacle of his selective harvesting, where only the most perfect, partially botrytized grapes are chosen. Fermented naturally with wild yeasts in large, traditional oak casks (Fuder), this wine beautifully balances opulent stone fruit and exotic spice with a vibrant, electric acidity and a profound, smoky mineral finish.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor assumed control of his family's winemaking legacy, Weingut Markus Molitor has evolved into an undisputed titan of the Mosel. Based at Haus Klosterberg, Molitor manages over 100 hectares encompassing premier steep-slope crus along both the Middle Mosel and Saar, including Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Ürziger Würzgarten, Erdener Prälat, and Scharzhofberg. Viticulture is strictly manual on precipitous gradients of weathered Devonian blue, red, and grey slate. Molitor pursues an uncompromising philosophy centered on sustainable farming, late selective harvesting, native yeast fermentation, and prolonged aging on fine lees in traditional wooden Fuders carved into subterranean slate cellars. Renowned for its singular capsule coding system—white indicating dry, green denoting feinherb (off-dry), and gold designating noble sweet expressions, often tiered with asterisks—the estate crafts crystalline, hyper-mineral Rieslings of monumental depth and aging potential, alongside site-expressive Pinot Noir and Weissburgunder.