Riesling Rorschwihr Yves
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
choucroute garnie, roasted pork loin, pan-seared trout
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic village of Rorschwihr, where winemaking history dates back to the Roman era, the Riesling Rorschwihr 'Yves' is a testament to Domaine Rolly Gassmann's patient philosophy. This cuvée is named in honor of Yves Rolly, celebrating the union of the Rolly and Gassmann families. The grapes are grown on the complex, limestone-dominant soils of Rorschwihr, which impart a distinct mineral backbone and rich texture to the wine. Following the estate's traditional methods, the grapes undergo a slow, cool fermentation using indigenous yeasts, followed by extensive aging in large neutral oak foudres and years of bottle maturation in the estate's labyrinthine cellars before release. The result is a beautifully balanced, off-dry Riesling that showcases intense orchard fruit, petrol notes, and a vibrant, lingering acidity characteristic of the region's unique microclimate.
🍾 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
Riesling
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%