Graacher Domprobst Riesling Eiswein 1*
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic blue cheeses, fruit-based tarts such as apple or pear, or served on its own as a sublime digestif.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary steep slopes of the Graacher Domprobst vineyard in Germany's Mosel valley, this rare Eiswein is a testament to the high-stakes artistry of Markus Molitor. Named after the historical Cathedral Provost of Trier, the Domprobst vineyard features deep, weathered Devonian slate soils that yield Riesling of incredible structure and mineral tension. To produce this Eiswein, grapes are left on the vine into the freezing depths of winter, harvested by hand only when temperatures drop below minus seven degrees Celsius. The frozen water is pressed out, leaving behind a highly concentrated, nectar-like juice. Molitor's one-star designation signifies a selection of exceptional finesse, balancing the intense, honeyed sweetness of the grapes with the Mosel's trademark electric acidity.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
100% Riesling