Gewurztraminer Stegreben de Rorschwihr
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Munster cheese, spicy Thai curry, roasted duck
✨ Technical Specifications
The historic village of Rorschwihr is renowned for its complex mosaic of soils, and the Stegreben lieu-dit is one of its crown jewels, with winemaking roots dating back to medieval monastic records. Characterized by deep clay-limestone soils, this terroir imparts a profound structural power and a distinct, stony minerality to the Gewurztraminer grape. Domaine Rolly Gassmann approaches this parcel with their signature patience, harvesting only when the grapes reach peak physiological ripeness and allowing a slow, natural fermentation. The wine is then aged extensively in their massive cellars before release. This traditional, low-intervention philosophy coaxes out an incredibly opulent profile rich in exotic lychee, ginger, and rose petal aromas, balanced by a luscious texture and a vibrant, terroir-driven freshness.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine Rolly Gassmann emerged in 1967 through the marriage of Marie-Thérèse Rolly and Louis Gassmann, unifying two families with winemaking lineages in Alsace dating to 1676 and 1611 respectively. Situated in Rorschwihr along the complex Ribeauvillé fault line, the estate commands over 50 hectares characterized by a mosaic of 21 distinct limestone-dominant subsoil profiles. Opting out of the Alsace Grand Cru hierarchy in favor of expressing traditional historic lieux-dits, current winemaker Pierre Gassmann operates strictly within biodynamic rhythms. The viticultural approach champions late physiological and phenological harvesting, intentionally courting noble rot across micro-parcels. In the cellar, natural fermentations proceed unhurried for four to six months. Celebrated for an obsessive dedication to bottle maturation, Rolly Gassmann stores millions of bottles in a state-of-the-art multi-level cellar before commercial release. The benchmark portfolio spans opulent, long-lived expressions from lieux-dits such as Silberberg, Kappelweg, and Pflaenzerreben, alongside lusciously concentrated Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles.
🍇 Grapes
Gewurztraminer