Auxerrois
⏳ Drinking Window
2010 - 2016
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Quiche Lorraine, roasted pork loin with apples, creamy onion tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Rolly Gassmann's Auxerrois is a masterclass in elevating a grape often relegated to a blending partner into a wine of profound depth and longevity. Sourced from the ancient, complex clay-limestone soils of Rorschwihr—a terroir praised by regional monasteries as far back as the 10th century—this wine benefits from the estate's signature patient winemaking. Fermented slowly with indigenous yeasts and aged for years in the estate's vast cellars, it defies the typical light-bodied nature of the variety. Instead, it emerges as a texturally rich, aromatic white wine, boasting ripe orchard fruit, subtle smoky minerals, and a characteristic touch of residual sweetness perfectly balanced by Alsatian acidity.
🍾 About the Producer
Formed in 1967 through the marriage of two historic viticultural lineages whose roots in the region trace back to 1611 and 1676, Domaine Rolly Gassmann is situated in the village of Rorschwihr in Alsace, France. Today managed by Pierre Gassmann and his family, the estate stewards over 50 hectares planted across an intricate mosaic of distinct geological terroirs with a deep commitment to sustainable and biodynamic principles. The domaine is renowned for its patient philosophy of aging wines in bottle for years or even decades prior to commercial release, allowing them to attain remarkable maturity and harmony. They are internationally celebrated for their opulent, off-dry and sweet white wines—most notably expressive Riesling, Pinot Gris, and Gewurztraminer cuvées alongside legendary Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Auxerrois