Moenchreben Rorschwihr Auxerrois
⏳ Drinking Window
2010 - 2018
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Alsatian onion tart, roasted pork with apples, creamy mushroom fricassee
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Moenchreben (monks' vines) lieu-dit in Rorschwihr, this wine pays homage to the medieval monastic orders who first recognized the exceptional potential of these marly clay-limestone soils. Domaine Rolly Gassmann crafts this Auxerrois with their signature patient approach, allowing the grapes to achieve maximum physiological ripeness before a slow, natural fermentation. The resulting wine is a masterclass in texture and complexity, far exceeding typical expectations for the Auxerrois variety. It reveals a rich, slightly off-dry profile balanced by a vibrant mineral core, showcasing notes of ripe yellow orchard fruits, white flowers, and a distinct smoky, honeyed complexity derived from both the terroir and the estate's extensive cellar aging prior to release.
🍾 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
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
12.5-13.5%