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The small old town of Beaumes de Venise with its barely 2500 inhabitants lies directly on the southern edge of the Dentelles de Montmirail to the east of Vacqueyras. It is home to two completely different wines. The much more famous is the Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, which was praised by Pliny the Elder almost 2000 years ago.
Thomas O'Brien

It was so popular with the clergy during the Avignonese papacy at the end of the 13th century that its production had to be specially increased. It is a fortified sweet wine (vin doux naturel) that retains its natural grape sweetness by stopping fermentation through the addition of brandy. Although the wine must have at least 15% alcohol, the best Muscat de Beaumes de Venise are by no means plump or heavy; on the contrary, they can even turn out surprisingly fine-flavoured, fresh and juicy. Most of them therefore taste best when young; only a few benefit from longer storage and develop aromas of dried fruit, candied oranges and honey over the years.

The red Beaumes de Venise has only had AOC status since 2005, and the wines are generally robust and powerful, with the typical aromas of lavender, Provençal herbs and pepper found in so many red wines from the southern Rhône. The best wines counter their power and almost always fairly high alcohol with fresh juice and aromatic subtleties.

We have tasted around 32 wines from the two appellations over the last few weeks, all of which we present here and, as always, also as PDF as always. Links to all wines with detailed tasting notes as well as the producers can be found by clicking on the headings.

Beaumes de Venise AOC

  • 89WP 2018 "Pierre", Domaine des Garances
  • 89WP 2017 "Les terres jaunes", Domaine de la Ferme Saint-Martin
  • 88WP 2018 "Terres Blanches", Domaine le Fenouillet
  • 88WP 2017 "Yvon Soard", Domaine le Fenouillet
  • 88WP 2015 "Praestans", Domaine de Coyeux
  • 88WP 2018 "la Blache", Domaine des Garances
  • 88WP 2017 "Grangeneuve", Domaine Saint Amant
  • 88WP 2018 Domaine Caroline Bonnefoy
  • 88WP 2017 "Les Hauts", Domaine de Piéblanc
  • 88WP 2016 "Saint Martin", Domaine de la Ferme Saint Martin
  • 87WP 2018 Demoiselle Suzette
  • 87WP 2015 "Thetys", Domaine de Coyeux
  • 87WP 2017 "Hurlevent", Domaine de la Pigeade
  • 87WP 2018 "La Ruyère", Domaine des Garances
  • 87WP 2018 "Les Contreforts de Montmirail", Château la Croix des Pins
  • 87WP 2017 "Costancia", Domaine de la Ferme Saint Martin
  • 86WP 2015 "La Patronne", Domaine MathiFlo
  • 86WP 2017 "Thetys", Domaine de Coyeux
  • 85WP 2013 Domaine des Bernardins
  • 84WP 2018 Domaine Pierre Rougon

Muscat de Beaumes de Venise AOC

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