Domaine des Bernardins Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise

In the glass

Aroma: orange blossom, lychee, rose water, ripe apricot, citrus

Palate: peach nectar, floral sweetness, honey, light mineral acidity, clean finish

One of Beaumes-de-Venise's most traditional producers; the Muscat from Bernardins is floral, perfumed, and delicate with rose water and lychee notes from high-altitude Muscat vines.

What it pairs with

• Fresh fruit salad with citrus and mint
  Floral, lychee-accented sweetness lifts the freshness of fruit salad.
• Macarons and patisserie
  Fragrant Muscat complements delicate patisserie perfectly.

History

The Aubert family's Domaine des Bernardins has produced Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise since the 1960s from high-altitude vines on the rocky slopes of the Dentelles de Montmirail. One of the most traditionally styled estates in the appellation.

1. 1965 — Bernardins Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise first produced by the Aubert family

Facts

Producer

Domaine des Bernardins

Grapes

Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (100%)

Classification

Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise AOC

Oak

Stainless steel; no oak

ABV

15.0%

Price

EUR 18-28 for 50cl at retail

Drinking window

1-5 from vintage

First vintage

1965

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