La Rogerie is a small, philosophically ambitious producer whose wines reflect an interest in long-established European winemaking traditions applied to quality grape material from carefully selected terroirs. The Niedermorschwihr Réserve Perpétuelle Pinots NV23 is an unusual proposition: a sparkling wine assembled from Pinot varieties grown in Niedermorschwihr, a village in Alsace whose south-facing slopes on granite and gneiss soils produce Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris of considerable character and concentration. The perpetual reserve approach, in which a portion of each year’s production is added to a multi-year reserve while a complementary portion is drawn down for the blend, produces wines of layered complexity that no single vintage alone can provide.

Niedermorschwihr is a Grand Cru-adjacent village in the Haut-Rhin whose vineyards in and around the Sommerberg Grand Cru are among Alsace’s most compelling, with the combination of granite soils, steep south-facing exposure and excellent natural drainage producing wines of exceptional aromatic intensity and mineral tension. Pinot varieties on these granitic soils develop a distinctive freshness and structural precision that contrasts with the richer, more textured character of Alsace’s limestone and marl-dominant zones. A sparkling wine produced from this material using the perpetual reserve method is a genuinely unusual proposition: combining Alsatian terroir character, multi-vintage complexity and the effervescence of a méthode traditionnelle production.

The NV23 designation indicates the most recent disgorgement of this solera-style assembly, providing a reference point for the current blend’s base year without specifying a single harvest as dominant. This approach to dating aligns with the most thoughtful practices in artisan sparkling wine production, where the complexity of the reserve system is the point rather than any individual vintage character. For collectors who seek unusual, technically accomplished sparkling wines from established European terroirs outside the mainstream Champagne and Crémant categories, this is a wine of genuine interest and ambition.

Pale gold with fine bubbles and an aromatic nose of white pear, lemon oil, granite mineral, rose petal and the distinctive spice note associated with Alsace Pinot Gris. Medium-bodied with excellent natural acidity, a delicate mousse and a long, mineral, dry finish that reflects both the granitic terroir and the multi-vintage reserve complexity. Drink now through 2029.