Gewurztraminer Stegreben Rorschwihr Cuvee Anne Marie Sgn
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, foie gras, apricot tart
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic village of Rorschwihr, where viticulture has flourished since the Roman era, this rare Selection de Grains Nobles (SGN) is a monument to Alsatian winemaking patience. The 'Stegreben' lieu-dit, characterized by its complex clay-limestone soils, provides a perfect stage for Gewurztraminer to achieve sublime expression. Named 'Cuvee Anne Marie', this liquid gold is produced only in exceptional vintages when noble rot (Botrytis cinerea) develops perfectly. The grapes are meticulously harvested by hand in successive passes to select only the most shriveled, sugar-concentrated berries. In keeping with the Rolly Gassmann philosophy, the wine undergoes a slow, natural fermentation and extensive cellar aging, resulting in an incredibly rich, viscous masterpiece. It balances opulent notes of lychee, candied ginger, honey, and exotic spices with a vibrant, terroir-driven acidity that prevents the intense sweetness from ever feeling heavy.
🍾 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
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