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Willi Schaefer, Graacher Domprobst Auslese AP #1, 2010

Dessert Wine from Mosel, Germany
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The Schaefers have said they never had Auslesen with acidity as fantastic as their 2010s, and this is one of them: a Graacher Domprobst Auslese from a cool, classic vintage, now with more than a decade in bottle. It's one of several Domprobst Auslesen the estate bottled separately that year. Cool, mostly sunny harvest weather concentrated both flavour and acidity, but uneven flowering cut the crop enormously, so there was little of this wine to begin with. Picking was selective, starting in mid-October, and in the first week the family took only bunches with very clean botrytis. Domprobst is the steep core of the Graach sites: weathered Devonian slate under a deep, clay-rich topsoil, which the house says makes wines wilder, earthier and slower to open than those from the surrounding Himmelreich. That's exactly the kind of site where an Auslese is worth waiting for. (Trivia for the table: the name comes from the Cathedral Provost of Trier, who was owed a third of Graach's wine tithes.) The estate farms just 4.2 hectares of ungrafted old vines and makes only Riesling. For us, it's as close to a platonic ideal of Mosel Riesling as it gets.

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Antonio Galloni

93 points

"Scents of apple blossom, white raisin and quince are highlighted by spicy botrytis. Rich, candied fruit conveys a velvety texture but minty acidity keeps the palate fresh. At once dense and light, with mineral salts spicing up the long, elegant finish." —Joel B. Payne

Robert Parker

94 points

"The relatively early-picked but decidedly botrytized Schaefer 2010 Graacher Domprobst Riesling Auslese A.P. #1 is ethereally redolent of apple blossom, honeysuckle, heliotrope, herbal essences, pink grapefruit, apple, and Rainier cherry, all of which reconvene in an almost explosive profusion on a palate whose levity, juicy generosity, and perfumed persistence is guaranteed to reel you back again and again. “As soon as we tasted the must,” says Willi Schaefer, “we said ‘oh what acidity ... but this is going to be a classic.’” Notes of vanilla and freshly baked bread-yeastiness well up in the long finish and the empty glass, calling to mind the amazing Schaefer Domprobst performances of 1975. (Easy for me or my wife, as this is our anniversary year and none, of its wines more memorably or often enjoyed than Willi Schaefer’s, which he was still selling when I first visited the winery in 1984.) And given that the most recent bottle of 1975 Auslese I tasted – four years ago – was still lovely, I suspect that this 2010, too, will still be delightful 35 years from now." —David Schildknecht

Wine Spectator

92 points

"This has a lacy texture behind the intense green apple, apricot and gooseberry flavors that feature a bracing acidity. The fresh, juicy finish shows fennel and spice notes."

More about Willi Schaefer

Christoph and Andrea Schaefer don't have much land (just over four hectares), but that’s not really why their wines are so hard to get. If they had twice the acreage it would still sell out many times over. The wines are just that good – and that coveted by collectors (and drinkers!) worldwide.

In fact, they're a sort of platonic ideal of Mosel Riesling. The family is one of Germany’s great traditionalist producers, doing everything old school and low tech, but making absolute pure and marvelously complex wines – the kind that are often called “filigreed.” With lots of ungrafted old vines (phylloxera doesn't do so well in the stony slate soils) they have intense minerality, but with plenty of sun on the steep, steep slopes, there’s tons of laser-focused fruit, too.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Riesling

  • Vintage

    2010

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Crisp

  • Sweetness

    Sweet

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roquefort or Stilton with walnuts; foie gras torchon with quince; tarte Tatin or apricot tart; spicy Thai larb or Sichuan dishes with a little sweetness; roast pork belly with caramelised apples.

Tasting Profile

Expect the classic Mosel Auslese profile: ripe peach, apricot and honeyed notes from clean botrytis, set against the smoky, slaty minerality and darker, herbal, earthy edge typical of Domprobst. Sweet and concentrated yet light-bodied, with bright, racy acidity keeping it lifted, finishing long and fresh rather than cloying; a style built to age for decades.

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