Rorschwihr Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–10 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, grilled salmon, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
While Alsace is globally renowned for its aromatic white wines, its historical relationship with Pinot Noir runs deep, dating back to the Middle Ages when red varieties dominated the region's vineyards. Domaine Rolly Gassmann honors this legacy with their Rorschwihr Pinot Noir, grown in the complex, calcium-rich clay and limestone soils of Rorschwihr. Unlike the heavy, oak-laden Pinot Noirs of warmer climates, this expression captures the cool-climate essence of Alsace. The estate's signature patient philosophy allows the wine to develop naturally, balancing bright red fruit acidity with earthy undertones. It is a beautifully traditional, light-to-medium-bodied red that showcases the delicate, rustic charm of Alsatian viticulture.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
12.5-13.5%