Tokay Pinot Gris Rotleibel Rohrschwihr Vendanges Tardives
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Foie gras, strong blue cheeses, roasted duck with fruit glaze
✨ Technical Specifications
Rolly Gassmann's Tokay Pinot Gris Rotleibel Vendanges Tardives is a masterclass in Alsatian late-harvest winemaking, originating from the historic Rotleibel lieu-dit in Rorschwihr. The name 'Tokay Pinot Gris' pays homage to the historical designation of the grape in Alsace before international agreements restricted the term. The Rotleibel vineyard is characterized by its deep, iron-rich, clay-limestone marl soils, which impart a profound mineral complexity and structural power to the slow-ripening Pinot Gris grapes. Harvested weeks after the main crop to allow for partial botrytis (noble rot) development, the grapes undergo a slow, natural fermentation using indigenous yeasts. True to the estate's signature philosophy, the wine is aged extensively in the cellar before release, allowing its intense sweetness, vibrant acidity, and notes of honeyed stone fruits, smoke, and beeswax to harmonize into a luxurious, texturally opulent masterpiece.
🍾 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
Pinot Gris