Vignoble du Rêveur – 2023 Vibrations Riesling

Vignoble du Rêveur – 2023 Vibrations Riesling.

Riesling, considered as a kind king of Alsace. A friendly wine appealing to many. Here in the hands of the dreamer it offers a pure and crystalline wine. In this review we discuss the 2023 Vibrations Riesling by Vignoble du Reveur.

About the Winery

A not-too-serious winery making seriously good wines. But then again, he has to be serious as his last name is Deiss. Yes, the same of the famed Marcel Deiss. 

This Deiss is Mathieu, the grandson of Jean-Michel Deiss. Mathieu’s Vignoble du Reveur found its genesis in 2013 as his own passion project. Starting with seven hectares of vines around Bennwihr which was gifted to him by his grandfather. He set out to craft wines that reflect curiosity, freedom and only a touch of rebellion. 

His wines are made by the philosophy of Mr. Steiner; biodynamically. While the name Deiss has now been mentioned five times in this piece of writing, you will not find the name on his labels. By doing so, he creates a certain distance from the name and offers an experience without preconceived conclusions. Something we applaud! Another thing that we applaud is the minimum intervention that he implements in his winemaking, to truly allow for the wine to be made in the vineyard. 

His goal? To stay creative! 

About the Wine

From on average 45-year-old vines, from vineyards around the village of Bennwihr in total covering 1.5 hectares. The soils are alluvial from the Quaternary period (around 1.6 million years ago). This is typically a mix between sand, silt and clay. Almost all of the grapes are directly pressed after harvest, only a small percentage is left to use semi-carbonic maceration for almost two weeks. Afterwards, indigenous yeasts kickstart fermentation before it rests in foudres for ten months with its lees. A very small amount of sulphite is added to keep the wine steady, but it never exceeds 45 mg/l and a very light filtration is utilized. In this particular case, the wine offers 13.5% ABV, 37 mg/l total sulphite and only 2.0 g/l of sugar. 

At first glance, this 2023 Riesling feels and smells as expected. A whiff of pineapple throws in a unique asset, furthermore this is a fine mélange of lemony freshness and peachy ripeness. It leans more towards the latter in terms of ripeness, but that is not a bad sign! On the palate we find that the vibrations on the label must represent the lively character of this assiduously made wine. It is dry, with crisp acidity characteristic of Riesling, grippy texture and a finish that leaves us ‘soif’ for more. A wine that can be drunk on its own very well, but will flourish when paired up with Coq au Riesling. 

We award this wine a 92/100-point DWA score. 

This review is written by our own Benjamin Roelfs. The wines of Vignoble du Rêveur are imported and distributed in the Netherlands by De Bruijn in Wijnen and available for sale to professionals and consumers.

Taste date:      November 2025

Website:         Vignoble du Rêveur