Laurus
Muscat Beaumes de Venise 2017

VDN Muscat Beaumes de Venise White

Awards

91 pts Wine Enthusiast

Tasting

Light golden colour. Perfumed nose of white flowers, crystallized orange and exotic fruits. Velvety palate with peach flavours. A delicious Muscat, full and smooth with a delicate finish.

Food & wine pairings

Cold melon soup
Chicken salad with citrus
Raspberry ricotta

Detailed information

Vintage

The 2017 vintage took place in weather conditions marked by high temperatures and lack of rainfall. The harvest was particularly early but the ripening phase was held in good conditions offering excellent quality grapes and satisfactory yields.

Grape varieties

Muscat à petits grains

Terroir

Vines selected on the hillsides in the south of the appellation. Soils made up of sand and safres from the Miocene period. Southern exposure. Approximately 120m altitude, provides of freshness and energy.

Winemaking

Harvest 16th August 2017. Fully manual picking in 12 kg cases at optimum ripeness and manual sorting. Destemming of the entire harvest. Cold maceration (3°C for about 5 hours) for a part of the cuvée. Pressing, cold settling and fermentation under strict temperature control (14 ° C). At 110g per liter of residual sugar, the fermentation is stopped by rapid cooling of the tank to 0°C followed by alcohol fortification. 3% of the wine is aged 7 months in 275 liters Laurus oak barrels (barrels of 2 wines from the Bertranges forest, Burgundy).

Production : 3000 bottles

Bottled on 15th March 2018

Vegan Friendly.

Service

Serve at 10-12°C

Degree of alcohol

15% vol.

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Laurus

Laurus means ‘Laurel’ in Latin, a Roman symbol of excellence. Here excellence is all about “terroir”: the grapes are grown on parcels selected for their ability to express the very best of each Appellation.

The term “terroir” encompasses a soil, a climate and people. Here it is expressed through sustainable partnerships with wine-growers who share our vision. The perfect combination of grape variey & soil, the precise maturing process in unique 275l. French oak "Laurus" barrels refines the structure, producing complex wines, with plenty of character, beautiful elegance and a long ageing potential.