Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Auslese 3*
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 15 to 40+ years from the vintage release, as its immense concentration and structural acidity allow it to cellar beautifully for decades.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Rich blue cheeses, savory terrines or foie gras, and fruit-based desserts such as classic apple tarte tatin.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Markus Molitor took over his family's estate in 1984 at just 20 years old, driven by an uncompromising ambition to restore Mosel Riesling to its historic golden age of longevity and prestige. The Graacher Himmelreich vineyard, whose name translates to the 'Kingdom of Heaven,' is a legendary steep site situated on the right bank of the Mosel River, directly adjacent to the famous Wehlener Sonnenuhr. Its deep, weathered Devonian slate soils and excellent water-holding capacity yield wines of extraordinary precision, mineral drive, and structural elegance. Molitor's three-star (3*) designation represents the absolute pinnacle of his selective harvest, where botrytized grapes are painstakingly sorted by hand, berry by berry. Fermented slowly with native yeasts in traditional, large neutral oak casks, this Auslese showcases a breathtaking tension between luscious, honeyed stone fruit sweetness and a vibrant, crystalline acidity that defines the unique Mosel terroir.
🍾 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.