La Rogerie

History of Domaine La Rogerie

Domaine La Rogerie is the fruit of a love story between two regions and two families of winegrowers. Justine Boxler comes from a lineage established in Niedermorschwihr, in Alsace, since 1640, celebrated in particular for Domaine Albert Boxler. François Petit hails from Avize, at the heart of the Côte des Blancs in Champagne. Rather than choosing between their two regions of origin, the couple decided to embrace them both, and to bring out the best of each.

The adventure begins in 2015, when Justine and François took over the family vines and immediately embarked on a profound transformation of viticultural practices. From that very first year, they set up a cellar in Alsace to vinify on site, true to their commitment to being fully present in both regions. Officially established in 2018, the estate has since flourished as a bi-regional house, certified in organic farming in both Champagne and Alsace. Little by little, Justine's family entrusted her with plots in Alsace, allowing the estate to deploy its expertise on the finest crus.

Terroirs and Vines of Domaine La Rogerie

In Alsace, Domaine La Rogerie expresses itself primarily on granite terroirs, which rank among the most noble in the region for the Riesling grape variety. The vines are located around Niedermorschwihr, Justine Boxler's home village, on the fabulous Grand Cru Sommerberg, as well as in Turckheim, on the Grand Cru Brand. These steep hillsides, east-facing on the foothills of the Vosges massif, offer granite soils that bring finesse, mineral tension and great ageing potential to the wines.

In their vines, often old, Justine and François foster biodiversity with rare attentiveness. They plough with horse and light tractor, have eliminated herbicides and pesticides, use homemade composts and sow green manures to preserve soil vitality without resorting to artificial inputs. This approach, which stimulates root depth and microbial life, aims to extract the most faithful purity from each plot. The Alsatian production, still young and limited to a few crus, stands out for a quality immediately noticed by international critics.

Vinifications at Domaine La Rogerie

The estate's cellar philosophy is simple yet demanding: intervene as little as possible to let the terroir express itself. The Rieslings are vinified plot by plot, without artifice, in order to reveal the nuances specific to each sector. The ageing takes place notably in barrels, sometimes in demi-muids of several hundred litres, which brings depth and complexity while preserving the freshness and salinity characteristic of granite soils.

This pursuit of naturalness and precision yields wines that are straight, intense and authentic, built for fine ageing. The cuvées are generally released after an extended élevage, sometimes a year longer in bottle, so that the wines reach a harmonious balance before coming to market. The result is a chiselled and vibrant style that has quickly earned the estate very fine ratings and a place of honour at the greatest tables.

The Cuvées of Domaine La Rogerie

Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg, Niedermorschwihr: this is the estate's emblematic cuvée in Alsace, from Justine Boxler's home village. Born on the granite terroir of the Sommerberg, this Riesling reveals an enchanting nose blending exotic freshness and orchard fruit. On the palate, it combines depth, aromatic complexity and mineral freshness, with a saline thread and fine bitter notes that speak to a flawless balance. Stony and concentrated, marked by kumquat notes and a long, refreshing finish, it is a wine built for great ageing, best decanted in its youth.

Riesling Grand Cru Brand, Turckheim: the estate's second great Alsatian signature, this Riesling comes from the Grand Cru Brand, in the commune of Turckheim, and notably from plots located on the northern slopes of the cru, on granite soil. More reductive and tense in its youth, it is distinguished by its zesty freshness, intensity and concentration, with a complex and saline finish. A terroir wine of great purity, it illustrates, alongside the Sommerberg, the estate's ability to sublimate Alsatian granite into very great age-worthy whites.