Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Green Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted pork belly with orchard fruit compote, and rich, washed-rind cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese Green Capsule represents the pinnacle of Mosel's off-dry (feinherb) tradition. The green capsule is Molitor's signature indicator for this harmonious style, balancing vibrant natural acidity with a delicate touch of residual sweetness. The Graacher Domprobst vineyard is legendary, featuring steep, sun-drenched slopes composed of deep, water-retaining blue Devonian slate. This unique terroir imparts a striking mineral tension and wild herbal complexity to the 100% Riesling grapes. Molitor's commitment to quality involves meticulous hand-selection, often in multiple passes, followed by slow, spontaneous fermentation in traditional large oak Fuder casks. This artisanal approach preserves the pristine fruit character while embedding a structured, age-worthy complexity that defines the estate's world-class reputation.
🍾 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.