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
Steeped in centuries of family winemaking tradition along the dramatic slate slopes of the Middle Mosel, Weingut Selbach-Oster represents one of Germany's most distinguished Riesling estates. Managed by Johannes Selbach and his family, the estate meticulously tends prized, steep vineyard parcels across legendary grand cru sites including the Zeltinger Sonnenuhr, Zeltinger Schlossberg, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr, home to significant plantings of ancient, ungrafted vines. Cellar practices emphasize minimal intervention, relying on native yeast fermentations and maturation in traditional large oak Fuder casks to capture pure terroir expression and vibrant acidity. Selbach-Oster is celebrated worldwide for its benchmark, slate-driven Rieslings spanning crisp, mineral-rich Kabinett and Spätlese bottlings to profound, luscious single-vineyard Auslese and rare Eiswein expressions.