Graacher Domprobst Riesling Feinherb Alte Reben
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Asian cuisine, roasted pork belly, and aged Comté cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the legendary, steep slopes of the Graacher Domprobst vineyard, this wine carries a rich history tied to the Cathedral Provost of Trier, who once claimed these prized lands. The terroir is defined by deep, water-retaining Devonian blue slate, which imparts a distinctive smoky minerality and robust structure to the wine. Crafted from 'Alte Reben' (old, ungrafted vines), Selbach-Oster coaxes incredible concentration and depth from these low-yielding plants. The 'Feinherb' style represents Germany's classic, harmoniously off-dry tradition, where vibrant, electric acidity is perfectly balanced by a delicate touch of residual sweetness. Fermented naturally with wild yeasts in traditional, large oak Fuder casks, this Riesling showcases pristine orchard fruits, wet stone, and wild herbal undertones, embodying the soul of the Mosel.
🍾 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.