Gewurztraminer Rorschwihr Vendanges Tardives
⏳ Drinking Window
2015 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Munster cheese, foie gras, spicy Thai curry, or pear tart.
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Rolly Gassmann's Gewurztraminer Rorschwihr Vendanges Tardives is a masterclass in the art of patience and Alsatian late-harvest winemaking. Sourced from the ancient clay-limestone and marl soils of Rorschwihr—a village with a viticultural history dating back to the Merovingian kings—this wine benefits from a unique microclimate where autumn mists and warm winds encourage the gentle development of noble rot (botrytis). The Gassmann family allows the Gewurztraminer grapes to hang late into the season, concentrating sugars, acidity, and complex aromatics. True to the estate's signature philosophy, the wine undergoes a slow fermentation with natural yeasts and is aged for years in their massive cellars before it is deemed ready for the public. The result is a remarkably opulent, texturally rich sweet wine that balances exotic lychee, ginger, and honeyed spice notes with a vibrant, mineral-driven backbone.
🍾 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