Graacher Domprobst Riesling Kabinett white Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pan-seared freshwater fish such as trout with lemon-herb butter, classic Wiener Schnitzel, or roasted pork loin with light orchard fruit compotes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor, often referred to as 'Herr 100 Points,' is legendary for preserving the historic, steep-slope viticulture of the Mosel valley. The Graacher Domprobst vineyard, named after the cathedral provost (Domprobst) of Trier who once held the historic tithing rights to this land, is renowned for its deep, water-rich Devonian slate soils. This unique terroir imparts a profound mineral tension and structural elegance to the Riesling grape. Molitor's unique color-coded capsule system uses a white capsule to signify a dry (trocken) style. Crafted with meticulous hand-harvesting, extremely selective picking, and spontaneous fermentation in traditional large oak Fuder casks, this Kabinett represents a masterclass in precision. It beautifully balances razor-sharp acidity with a stony, flinty depth and delicate green apple and wet stone aromas.
🍾 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.