2021 Silberberg de Rorschwihr Riesling, Domaine Rolly Gassmann

• Style: Off-Dry Alsatian Riesling
• Taste: Citrus, warm spice, dried stone fruit, subtle botrytis sweetness
• Food: Shellfish, white fish, charcuterie, Asian spice, soft cheeses
• Occasion: Sunday lunch, date night, aperitivo
• Serve: Chilled, 8–10°C; now or age 5+ years

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

A luminous golden-yellow Riesling that opens with lifted citrus, warm spice, and dried stone-fruit notes. The palate reveals a delicate residual sweetness born from botrytis, balanced by bracing acidity that cuts cleanly through. This is Riesling as a food wine—generous and open now, yet built to age gracefully.

The Winery — Domaine Rolly Gassmann

Two Alsatian families joined by marriage in 1967 established the domaine across 52 hectares in the Haut-Rhin, with 40 in Rorschwihr and 10 in Bergheim. Today, second-generation Pierre Gassmann leads with a philosophy of patient release: wines are held until they reach full readiness to drink. The cooler 2021 vintage meant slower ripening and extended hang time, deepening the wine's mineral character. After harvest, grapes spent 12–15 hours in gentle skin contact, then underwent slow indigenous-yeast fermentation followed by nearly a year's rest in large used oak vessels—some over two centuries old. This restraint and time in cellar define the house approach, as does their state-of-the-art winery completed in 2019, built into the hillside with gravity-fed vinification and cellaring under one roof.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Pair this with shellfish, white fish, oily fish, and charcuterie; it also shines with cold asparagus, soft cheeses, salads, and spicy Asian dishes including sushi and raw fish. The wine's bracing acidity and subtle sweetness make it an ideal aperitivo, a natural choice for Sunday lunch, or the perfect companion to a date-night table. Serve chilled at 8–10°C. This is a wine that rewards patience and pays for itself in the glass—a natural anchor for any serious white-wine collection. Explore our broader Alsace selection and discover what this historic region of France does best: capturing the marriage of ripeness and acidity in mineral-driven bottles.