Domaine Borès - Alsace Rêve de Pierres 2017 (sweet)

Domaine Borès - Alsace Rêve de Pierres 2017 (moelleux)

Alsace|White wine

4.1/5 (12 customers)

3*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

"From their high-altitude vineyards with schist soils, these winemakers love to craft sweet or dessert 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 to the palate, with 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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Estate

Domaine Borès

Vintage

Rêve de Pierres

Vintage

2017

Designation

Alsace

Region

Alsace

Grape varieties

100% Riesling

Terroirs

Schieferberg

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Hand-picked, overripe

Winemaking

Gentle, extended pressing of whole grapes

Livestock farming

10 months on fine lees

Alcohol content

14%

Residual sugars

32.8 g/L

Eye

Gold dress

Nose

Yellow fruits and wild berries

Palate

Round and fruity, with a lovely balance achieved through freshness and minerality

Serve

At 10-12°C

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairings

Pairs well with a guinea fowl fondant with candied lemons, swordfish tartare with ginger, lemongrass, and fresh cilantro, aged goat cheese…

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Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2020 guide) 3*Top Pick (Exceptional wine)

Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the wine:

From their high-altitude vineyards with schist soils, these winemakers love to craft sweet or dessert 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 to 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 heaviness, as the grape variety’s acidity provides freshness and length. (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-sided 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.

Customer rating

4.1/5

based on 12 reviews