DOMAINE ROLLY GASSMANN KAPPELWEG DE RORSCHWIHR RIESLING

This Riesling displays a powerful character with layers of ripe stone fruit and underlying citrus notes, balanced by a racy acidity culminating in a long finish.

Unusually, the village of Rorschwihr has no Grands Crus. It lies on a fault line, which created over 20 variations of limestone soil. The Alsatian authorities attempted to combine large areas of Rorschwihr to form several Grands Crus as part of the new system in the 1970s. This proposal was rejected by the villagers of Rorschwihr, who declared that there should be 12 Grands Crus or none at all. Today there are instead multiple lieux-dits to reflect the soil complexity, which include: Kappelweg, Oberer Weingarten and Silberberg de Rorschwihr plus Brandhurst de Bergheim. The Rolly-Gassmann vineyards are farmed using organic and biodynamic principles but are not certified. Pierre allows the grapes to ripen fully, encourages noble rot and harvests late to achieve high sugar levels and concentrated fruit expression in his wines. We usually start picking when other producers are picking their vendange tardive wines says Pierre.

France (Alsace)

Riesling

750ml

13.5%abv