Riesling
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2028
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Choucroute garnie, roasted pork with apples, mature goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic soils of Rorschwihr, where viticulture has been documented since the 8th century, the Rolly Gassmann Riesling is a masterclass in patience and traditional Alsatian winemaking. Unlike the bone-dry, high-acid styles common today, Pierre Gassmann champions a historic, slightly off-dry style where a delicate kiss of residual sugar perfectly balances the grape's naturally vibrant acidity. Grown on a complex mosaic of clay, limestone, and marl soils, the grapes are harvested late to ensure maximum physiological ripeness. The magic, however, happens in the estate's labyrinthine cellars, where the wine is aged for years before release. This extended maturation coaxes out a rich, texturally opulent profile defined by ripe orchard fruits, candied citrus, and the classic, noble petrol and mineral undertones that define aged Riesling.
🍾 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