Muscat De Beaumes De Venise Instans Domaine de Coyeux 2016 50cl

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Instans, Vin Doux Naturel, Domaine de Coyeux, Rhone, France, 2016, 50cl

Grape: 100% Muscat petits grains blanc, unoaked, hand harvested, 110g/L residual sugar 

Producer Tasting Note:

A deliciously sweet wine, with aromatic notes of ripe tropical fruits, complemented by fragrant, fresh fruits and smoky overtones. Rich, smooth and sweet on the palate, beautifully balanced by freshness and elegance. Serve well chilled.

Jewel of the Domaine of Coyeux, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise is produced on various contiguous plots, grouped together on 42 hectares. The production is in the range of 25 hl/hectare. The oldest vines will soon be 65 years old.
Each year the Domaine of Coyeux produces approximately 140,000 bottles of sweet Muscat wine. A 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 black berries and the other with golden berries. Regardless of their colour, these two sub-varieties produce sweet muscat wine.

Domaine de Coyeux is a beautifully located winery comprising 130 hectares of vineyard in a one site block, set in the rolling dramatic hillsides of Beaumes-de-Venise. The 120-hectare estate was established in 1950 and since 2020 it has been in the hands of Arnaud and Isabelle Strasser. The vines are planted at an altitude of 260 to 300 metres above sea level, where the ancient soils come from one of the very rare outcrops of the Comtadine region’s Trias. Following an ethical and ecological philosophy, the estate is HVE sustainable certified and is in conversion to organic certification. Winemaker Clément Bernardi fuses traditional vinification with contemporary methods to produce stylish and elegant wines which offer layers of complexity.

Food Match: Great as an aperitif, or pair with a wide range of both sweet and savoury dishes. Appetiser: melons, foie gras, and warm oysters. Cheese: blue-veined cheeses (Roquefort, Stilton…) Dessert: coffee cakes, red fruit gratins, pineapple puff pastries with raspberry coulis.