Domaine Borès - Alsace Rêve de Pierres 2017 (moelleux)
3*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
“From their high-altitude vineyards with schist soils, these winemakers love to craft sweet or syrupy wines. Take this golden-yellow, sweet wine, for example, which leaves beautiful tears on the sides of the glass. Intense and rich on the nose, it blends exotic fruits with hints of candied lemon, honey, and quince. This profile, reminiscent of noble rot, carries through on the palate, with notes of beeswax rounding out the profile. The texture, too, is superb: this wine shines with its creaminess, fullness, and sweetness, without the slightest heaviness, as the grape variety’s acidity provides freshness and length. ” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2020) A delicacy full of finesse!
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Eye
Gold Dress
Nose
Yellow fruits and wild berries
Palate
Round and fruity, with a lovely balance provided by its freshness and minerality
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2025
Food and Wine Pairings
It pairs well with a guinea fowl fondant with candied lemons, swordfish tartare with ginger, lemongrass, and fresh cilantro, and aged goat cheese…
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (2020 guide) 3* "Coup de Coeur " (Exceptional Wine)
Rated Estate (2021 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the wine:
From their high-altitude vineyard with schist soils, these winemakers love to produce sweet or dessert wines. Take, for example, this golden-yellow sweet wine, which leaves beautiful tears on the sides of the glass. Intense and rich on the nose, it blends exotic fruits with hints of candied lemon, honey, and quince. This profile, reminiscent of noble rot, carries through on the palate, with beeswax rounding out the flavor profile. The texture is superb as well: this wine shines with its creaminess, fullness, and sweetness, without the slightest hint of heaviness, as the grape variety’s natural acidity provides freshness and a long finish. (Residual sugar: 33 g/l.)
About the estate:
South of Barr, the village of Reichsfeld is nestled deep in the mountains, at the bottom of a steep-walled valley sheltered by the Ungersberg, the highest peak in the Bas-Rhin department: this is the home of Marie-Claire and Pierre Borès, who settled here in 1988. The couple cultivates their 10 hectares of vineyards on the steep slopes of the Schieferberg, one of Alsace’s rare schist terroirs.