Muscat Beaumes de Venise, Domaine de Coyeux, Côtes du Rhône, France

This fabulous Muscat sweet wine is the Jewel of the Domaine de Coyeux; the Muscat de Beaumes de Venise is produced on various contiguous plots, grouped together on 42 hectares, of which the oldest vines will soon be 65 years old.

Each year the Domaine of Coyeux produces approximately 140,000 bottles of sweet Muscat wine us the unique grape variety, Muscat petit grain – the vine of the bees, as it was called by the Romans.

This grape variety possesses the characteristic of splitting itself into two varieties, one with blackberries and the other with golden berries. Regardless of their colour, these two sub-varieties produce this delicious sweet Muscat wine.

• Grape Varieties: Muscat
• Size of Bottle: 50cl

The origin of the vineyards of Beaumes-de-Venise can be traced back to 600BC, when a Greek community moved into the foothills of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The first vines from the Domaine de Coyeux date back to the 1950s. The estate was taken over in 2013 by Hugues de Feraudy, whose family was already established in Vaucluse in the tenth century. Located on the southern side of the Dentelles de Montmirail, the Domaine de Coyeux is comprised of one continuous area of 112 hectares. Harvested by hand, sorted and put in crates to avoid crushing the berries and for their oxidation, the grape is sent at regular intervals to the cellar. Sorted once more, they are destalked before being pressed, converted to “must”, then immediately transferred to stainless steel vats. These vats, 'cradles of fermentation', are thermo-regulated at low temperatures (4° to 6° C) in order to preserve the extraction of aromas. The fermentation process usually lasts two to four weeks. When the time comes, fermentation is blocked by the addition of alcohol to the residue (must) so as to obtain a wine with an alcoholic content of about 15% in volume and a concentration of 110 grams per liter of residual sugar. Different vintages are made according to the plots of land, the age of the vines, and the maturity of the grapes. The blending of the vintages is performed at the end of winter. The Domaine of Coyeux is famous for the exceptional freshness of its Muscat; this uniqueness is related to its rare soil and its meticulous wine-making process.