Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 1*
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Typically best enjoyed 10 to 35 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can easily cellar for half a century or more.
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Classic blue cheeses such as Roquefort, rich duck liver pâté, and fruit-based desserts like glazed apricot or peach tarts.
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Markus Molitor, often dubbed 'Mr. 100 Points,' is a titan of the Mosel, famous for resurrecting the historic grandeur of the region's steep, slate-riddled slopes. The Graacher Himmelreich vineyard, meaning 'Kingdom of Heaven,' sits adjacent to the famous Wehlener Sonnenuhr, benefiting from deep Devonian blue slate soils and excellent water-retaining clay veins. This unique terroir imparts a distinct, vibrant minerality and juicy stone-fruit character to the Riesling. Molitor's '1-Star' Auslese represents a meticulous selection of highly ripe, partially botrytized grapes, hand-harvested on dizzyingly steep slopes. Fermented slowly with wild yeasts in traditional large oak casks, this wine beautifully balances rich, honeyed concentration with a laser-like, electric acidity that is the hallmark of the Middle Mosel.
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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.