Willi Schaefer, Reisling Kabinett, Graacher Domprobst, Mosel, Germany 2025

Riesling from the Graacher Domprobst vineyard in Mosel. The soil is weathered, blue Devonian slate and clay. Natural fermentation in old Mosel fuder.

A light, complexly fruited, beautiful wine with structure and depth.

Since 2015, Christoph Schaefer and his wife Andrea run this storied family winery in Graach. Weingut Willi Schaefer's wines are beloved. Part of it is that they’re so scarce; the estate is all of 4.2 hectares with no desire to grow. Part of is the wines themselves; they’re silly delicious. You cannot be unhappy drinking these perfect Mosel Rieslings. As crystalline as they are, as ethereally complex, and limpidly clear, they have a quality of calm; they don’t fuss at you with how amazing they are.