Appellation
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
Identity card
VillageAOPFortified
Rhône Valley › Southern Rhône · Recognised on 1 June 1945
- Village
- Regional
Key points
- Only two grapes: the white and red Muscat à Petits Grains.
- Musts of at least 252 g/l of sugar; at most 30 hl of must/ha.
- Fortified with neutral spirit: 5–10% of the must in pure alcohol.
Grape varieties
Fortified
Allowed varieties
Muscat à Petits GrainsMuscat à Petits Grains Rouges (grape entry not yet written)
The two Muscats may be planted together in the same plot
Red: black grapes only; rosé: black and white grapes macerated together
Production rules
4,000
vines/ha
Minimum planting density
- Minimum planting density
- The fewest vines allowed per hectare. For the same yield, more vines means fewer grapes on each.
Terroir
- Lie of the land: Foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail; vines 200 to 450 m up
- Soils: Marls, molasse, sandstone; safre sands ("terres blondes")
- Aspect: South-facing terraces, sheltered from the mistral
Wine style
Boundaries: INAO, AOC vineyard plot delimitation (September 2026 edition) · Open Licence
Specification
11 March 2021
Order of 11 March 2021 approving the specification of the AOC “Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise” (JORF no. 0063 of 14 March 2021, text no. 42; BO of the Ministry of Agriculture of 18 March 2021). Appellation first recognised by the decree of 1 June 1945.
Labelling terms
- The words "vin doux naturel" appear on the label
Nearby appellations
Sources
- Official sourceCahier des charges de l'appellation d'origine contrôlée « Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise »— Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) / Ministère de l'agriculture
A vin doux naturel appellation recognised in 1945, at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail, covering Beaumes-de-Venise and a small part of Aubignan, in the Vaucluse. The wines come only from the white and red forms of Muscat à Petits Grains, picked by hand and fortified with spirit during fermentation. White makes up most of the output; rosé and red remain rare.
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