Riesling Silberberg Rorschwihr Selection de Grains Nobles
⏳ Drinking Window
2026 - 2055
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, Foie gras, Fruit-based tarts
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Silberberg lieu-dit in Rorschwihr, this Sélection de Grains Nobles is a monument to Alsatian patience and terroir. The Silberberg vineyard is renowned for its complex marly-limestone soils, which impart a profound mineral tension and vibrant acidity to the grapes. To produce a Sélection de Grains Nobles, the estate relies on successive manual passages through the vineyard to harvest only individual berries heavily affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Rolly Gassmann's signature approach of extended cellar aging before release allows this incredibly concentrated sweet wine to develop extraordinary aromatic complexity, balancing opulent notes of candied citrus, honey, and exotic spices with the signature petrol and mineral undertones of aged Riesling.
🍾 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
Riesling