Riesling Silberberg Vendanges Tardives
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 10–30 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Pan-seared foie gras, blue cheese, roasted duck with fruit glaze
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Hailing from the historic Silberberg (Silver Mountain) lieu-dit in Rorschwihr, this late-harvest Vendanges Tardives Riesling is a masterclass in tension and longevity. The Silberberg vineyard, documented since the medieval era when its wines were coveted by local royalty and monastic orders, features a complex mosaic of marly-limestone soils. Rolly Gassmann coaxes incredible depth from this terroir, allowing the grapes to achieve optimal ripeness—often touched by noble rot—before a slow, patient fermentation. The resulting wine is aged for years in the estate's labyrinthine cellars, emerging as a golden, texturally rich masterpiece where luscious residual sweetness is perfectly countered by the piercing, crystalline acidity characteristic of the Silberberg soils.
🍾 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.