AOC Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2025

The Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise is a sweet wine with a beautiful freshness and an enchanting aroma of rose and apricot. The 2025 vintage combines aromatic finesse, balance, and length. It stands out for its vibrant freshness, while retaining the richness and complexity of previous great vintages.

Presentation

The vintage

The year 2025 saw a winter and spring with steady rainfall, during which the team successfully managed vine diseases.
The summer was marked by two heat waves in late June and mid-August that brought the harvest forward, which took place 15 days earlier than in 2024, despite a late budbreak (7 days later than in 2024).
Plot's management and the teams’ works were crucial in preserving quality, preventing berry shriveling and maintaining good acidity.

Location

The Domaine des Bernardins is located in Beaumes de Venise on the southern slope of the Dentelles de Montmirail, in the southern part of the Rhône Valley.

Terroir

Soft limestone soils interspersed with sandy marlstone areas.

In the vineyard

Cultural practices are essentially manual. Soil maintenance is done through traditional plowing. Organic fertilizers are based on grape marc.

The estate works and adheres to the national "sustainable agriculture" standard.

We favor cultural and biological methods to minimize the use of phytosanitary products. Soil cover crops, shoot thinning and leaf removal from vines, maintaining biodiversity along the plot: olive trees, almond trees, rosemary, capers, and cypresses.

Winemaking

After manual harvesting, we carry out pressing to perform fermentation in the liquid phase. Without adding yeast, we control alcoholic fermentation through temperature management.

Vinification in Vin Doux Naturel requires stopping fermentation to retain the sweetness from the grapes. The balance of the wine is determined at the time of fortification.

Ageing

The wine is aged in stainless steel tanks for the 6 months before to bottling.

Alcohol content

Allergens (sulfites)

Contains sulphites

Allergens (egg)

Does not contain egg or egg products

Allergens (milk)

Does not contain milk or milk-based products

Winegrowing label

AB Agriculture Biologique en conversion, Haute Valeur Environnementale

Cépages

Muscat à petits grains blancs : 75 %
Muscat à petits grains noirs : 25 %

Tasting tips

Serving

Serve at 8°C.

Ageing potential

Enjoy all year long, Over 15 years

Tasting

True to the estate’s identity, the wine boasts a pale gold hue with coppery highlights.

The initial nose opens with a generous floral bouquet, dominated by rose. These notes are quickly enriched by a fruity palette: citrus (lemon, bergamot, pink grapefruit) and exotic fruits (lychee, mango), with a subtle hint of white flowers (jasmine, acacia) in the background.
Upon aeration, a mineral complexity emerges, evoking flint, adding a deeper and more elegant dimension.

On the palate, the attack is lively and balanced, with a lovely acidity that carries the aromas perceived on the nose. We find exotic fruits (pineapple, passion fruit) and citrus, complemented by notes of vine peach and candied apricot.
The texture is round and silky, with a salty minerality that adds length. The finish, fresh and lingering, ends with hints of verbena and citrus zest, with a touch of menthol that invites another sip.

Food pairings

Accompanies appetizers, desserts. It is appreciated with foie gras, it harmonizes with Roquefort cheese, and it maintains its personality with chocolate.

Reviews & awards

93/100
"Le muscat est d'une gourmandise absolue, avec un équilibre fruit-alcool magistral. Une valeur sûre."
- Olivier Poussier
La Revue du Vin de France , 2025-09-01

93/100
"Pale peach colour. Very silky and full-bodied, rich and luxurious on the palate. Bright acidity runs through the orange and peach flavours. It has a long finish, ending on a subtle mineral note. Such a wonderful mouthfeel, sweet and well balanced. Not overly aromatic. Satisfying, with inner freshness and depth. Aged in stainless steel. 110g/L residual sugar."
- Matt Walls
Decanter , 2025-11-25

16.5/20
"Such intensity on the palate. Ripe fruits and real concentration as well. Floral, enticing and such richness. The sugar is well integrated."
- Alistair Cooper
Jancis Robinson , 2025-12-11

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