Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese Green Capsule
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai or Sichuan cuisine, roasted pork belly with fruit compote, and classic German onion tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
Markus Molitor's Graacher Himmelreich Spätlese Green Capsule represents a sublime expression of off-dry Mosel Riesling. The Graacher Himmelreich vineyard, translating to the Kingdom of Heaven, is a steep, south-southwest-facing slope rich in deep, weathered blue Devonian slate. This unique terroir lends a profound mineral tension and elegance to the 100% Riesling grapes. Molitor's color-coded capsule system uses the green capsule to signify an off-dry (feinherb) style, displaying a perfect, high-wire act of natural residual sweetness balanced by vibrant, electric acidity. Harvested by hand at peak ripeness and fermented spontaneously with native yeasts in traditional large oak fuder casks, this wine showcases the meticulous craftsmanship that has restored the Mosel to its historical winemaking glory.
🍾 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.