Domaine de Coyeux Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

In the glass

Aroma: fresh apricot, peach blossom, orange zest, jasmine, honey

Palate: apricot jam, mandarin, fresh flowers, sweet honey, clean finish

A fresh, floral Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise from Coyeux; delicate apricot and peach blossom with natural sweetness and clean acidity. An ideal dessert aperitif or pairing for fresh fruit.

What it pairs with

• Strawberry tart with cream
  The wine's apricot and honey sweetness complements fresh strawberry desserts.
• Foie gras terrine
  Sweet Muscat with salty, fatty foie gras is a southern French classic.
• Fresh cantaloupe melon
  The wine's stone-fruit and floral character echoes melon's sweetness.

History

Domaine de Coyeux is a family estate in Beaumes-de-Venise, farming old Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains on the village's clay-limestone soils below the Dentelles de Montmirail. The Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOC is one of the oldest VDN appellations in France.

1. 1978 — Coyeux establishes its Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise production
2. 1943 — Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOC established as one of France's first VDN appellations

Facts

Producer

Domaine de Coyeux

Grapes

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (100%)

Classification

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOC

Oak

Stainless steel; no oak; served young and cold

ABV

15.0%

Price

EUR 20-30 for 50cl at retail

Drinking window

1-5 from vintage

First vintage

1978

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