Oberer Weingarten Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 10–30 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Foie gras, strong blue cheeses such as Roquefort, and spiced fruit tarts.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
The Oberer Weingarten lieu-dit, situated in the historic winemaking village of Rorschwihr, boasts a rich tapestry of clay, silt, and limestone soils that have been celebrated since the medieval era when local monasteries vied for control of these prized slopes. Domaine Rolly Gassmann harnesses this exceptional terroir to craft their Gewurztraminer Vendanges Tardives, a late-harvest masterpiece. The grapes are left on the vine long after the main harvest to achieve overripeness and benefit from the transformative effects of noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). True to the estate's patient philosophy, this wine undergoes a slow fermentation and is aged for years in their vast cellars before release. The result is a remarkably complex, opulent nectar that balances decadent sweetness with a vibrant, soil-driven minerality and characteristic notes of lychee, exotic spices, and rose petals.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Established in 1967 through the union of two historic winemaking families with roots in Rorschwihr dating back to 1611 and 1676, Domaine Rolly Gassmann is a benchmark of Alsatian viticulture. Located in the picturesque village of Rorschwihr, Alsace, France, the estate is guided by Pierre Gassmann, who maintains a steadfast commitment to biodynamic principles and meticulous hand-harvesting. The domaine is globally revered for its patient approach to winemaking, utilizing massive cellar capacities to age wines for years—sometimes decades—before commercial release. This philosophy yields remarkably complex, texturally rich white wines, most notably their late-harvest Vendanges Tardives and S lection de Grains Nobles, as well as terroir-specific expressions of Riesling, Gewurztraminer, and Pinot Gris from prized parcels like Kappelweg, Silberberg, and Oberer Weingarten.