Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spatlese
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2038
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Sichuan or Thai cuisine, roasted pork belly with fruit compote, and aged blue cheeses.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Graacher Domprobst Riesling Spätlese is a masterclass in the dramatic terroir of the Middle Mosel. The Domprobst vineyard, named after the cathedral provost of Trier who historically collected tithes here, is renowned for its steep, weathered blue slate soils rich in clay. This unique geology retains moisture and imparts a profound, smoky minerality to the 100% Riesling grapes. Molitor, famous for his meticulous hand-selection and commitment to traditional craftsmanship, ferments this wine using ambient yeasts in large, neutral oak 'Fuder' casks. The resulting Spätlese beautifully balances rich, late-harvest stone fruit flavors with a razor-sharp, electric acidity that is characteristic of the estate's uncompromising style.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded upon an eighth-generation family viticultural heritage, Weingut Markus Molitor was transformed in 1984 when twenty-year-old Markus Molitor took over the estate at Haus Klosterberg with the dedicated mission of restoring Mosel Riesling to its historic world-class stature. Situated in Bernkastel-Kues in Germany's legendary Mosel region, the winery meticulously cultivates precipitous slate vineyards across renowned grand cru sites such as Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Erdener Treppchen. Molitor practices low yields, ultra-selective late hand-harvesting, and gentle spontaneous fermentation in ancient, deep vaulted cellars with minimal intervention. The estate is globally celebrated for its site-expressive Rieslings—distinguished by white, green, and gold capsules indicating dry, off-dry, and botrytized sweet styles—as well as remarkably complex, structured Pinot Noir.