Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese 1*
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, spicy Thai curry, or fruit-based tarts.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the steep, slate-laden slopes of the Mosel, Selbach-Oster's Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese 1* is a masterclass in tension, sweetness, and mineral depth. The Graacher Domprobst vineyard, historically named after the Cathedral Provost of Trier, features deep, moisture-retaining blue Devonian slate soils that yield wines of exceptional structure and longevity. Crafted from 100% Riesling, this Auslese is made from meticulously hand-harvested, highly ripe grapes, often touched by noble rot, designated by the single star (1*) to denote its superior elegance and refined concentration. Fermented naturally with wild yeasts in traditional large oak Fuder casks, the wine balances luscious stone fruit sweetness with a piercing, vibrant acidity and a signature smoky, flinty minerality that defines this legendary terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Weingut Selbach-Oster represents over four centuries of winemaking heritage along Germany's Middle Mosel, with family viticultural roots established in 1661. Based in Zeltingen-Rachtig, proprietors Johannes and Barbara Selbach, alongside their son Sebastian, steward approximately 23 hectares of precipitous, south-facing slopes. Their historic holdings encompass quintessential Grand Cru sites including Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Schlossberg, Zeltinger Himmelreich, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, and Graacher Domprobst. Characterized by weathered Devonian blue and grey slate soils, over half the estate's vines are ungrafted, centenarian rootstocks farmed with rigorous sustainable and low-intervention methods. In the cellar, Selbach-Oster champions unhurried native yeast fermentations carried out in neutral German oak Fuder casks and temperature-controlled stainless steel. The resulting wines—spanning bone-dry Grosses Gewächs bottlings, nuanced Feinherb styles, and pristine Prädikat sweet wines—epitomize classical Mosel tension, showcasing crystalline acidity, wet-slate minerality, pristine orchard fruit, and exceptional longevity.