Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese Green Capsule
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed from 5 to 25 years after the vintage release, as it beautifully transitions from vibrant primary fruit to complex petrol, honeyed, and mineral notes.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted pork belly with orchard fruit compote, and rich, washed-rind cheeses.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
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.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Taking over his family's estate in 1984 at just twenty years old, Markus Molitor set out to restore the Mosel region's historic prestige through uncompromising quality and traditional craftsmanship. Based at the historic Haus Klosterberg in Bernkastel-Kues, the winery meticulously farms steep, slate-rich vineyards across the Mosel and Saar, utilizing extremely late hand-harvesting and spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak Fuder casks. Molitor is globally renowned for his precise, mineral-driven Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dryness levels—as well as his structured, elegant Spätburgunder. This obsessive dedication to terroir has earned the estate numerous perfect 100-point scores, cementing its status as an icon of German winemaking.