Pinot Gris Reserve
⏳ Drinking Window
2012 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, strong cheeses like Munster
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine Rolly Gassmann's Pinot Gris Reserve is a sublime showcase of the traditional, opulent Alsatian style. Sourced from the complex, mosaic-like soils of Rorschwihr—where clay, silt, and limestone intermingle—this wine benefits from the estate's signature philosophy of extended cellar aging before commercial release. Historically, Pinot Gris in Alsace was referred to as 'Tokay d'Alsace,' a moniker steeped in local folklore suggesting the vines were brought from Hungary by a 16th-century general, though modern science has disproven this connection. Rolly Gassmann embraces the grape's capacity for rich, off-dry complexity, crafting a wine with a deep golden hue, luscious texture, and a striking balance of ripe orchard fruits, smoky honeyed undertones, and a persistent mineral finish.
🍾 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
Pinot Gris
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
Pinot Gris