Gewurztraminer Haguenau Bergheim
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Munster cheese, spicy Thai curry, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
The Haguenau lieu-dit, situated in the historic commune of Bergheim, is renowned for its heavy, marly-limestone soils that impart a profound structural depth and intense minerality to the Gewurztraminer grape. Domaine Rolly Gassmann approaches this terroir with their signature patience, allowing the grapes to achieve optimal, often late-harvest ripeness before undergoing a slow, natural fermentation. The wine is aged extensively in traditional large wooden casks and held in the estate's cellars for years before release. This meticulous process coaxes out an incredibly aromatic profile rich in exotic fruits, lychee, ginger, and sweet baking spices, balanced by a luxurious texture and a vibrant, mineral-driven acidity that preserves freshness over decades.
🍾 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
Gewurztraminer