Riesling Silberberg
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Choucroute garnie, roasted pork loin with apples, spicy Thai green curry
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic village of Rorschwihr, the Riesling Silberberg is a masterclass in the slow-aging philosophy of Domaine Rolly Gassmann. The name 'Silberberg' translates to 'Silver Mountain,' a nod to the ancient silver mining history of the region and the shimmering, mineral-rich soils of this prized lieu-dit. Composed of heavy marly-limestone and clay, this terroir imparts a profound structural depth and a distinct, flinty minerality to the Riesling grape. Rolly Gassmann approaches this wine with legendary patience, allowing the grapes to achieve optimal ripeness—often with a touch of noble rot—before a slow fermentation using indigenous yeasts. The wine is then aged for years in the estate's labyrinthine cellars before it is deemed ready for the world. The result is a beautifully textured, off-dry Riesling that seamlessly balances luscious orchard fruit sweetness with a vibrant, electric spine of acidity.
🍾 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%