Winery Balmettes - 66 Muscat P'tit Grain Muscat de Rivesaltes

Winery Balmettes66 Muscat P'tit Grain Muscat de Rivesaltes

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The 66 Muscat P'tit Grain Muscat de Rivesaltes of Winery Balmettes is a natural sweet wine from the region of Muscat de Rivesaltes of Languedoc-Roussillon.
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a .
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, mature and hard cheese or spicy food.

Taste structure of the 66 Muscat P'tit Grain Muscat de Rivesaltes from the Winery Balmettes

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the 66 Muscat P'tit Grain Muscat de Rivesaltes of Winery Balmettes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a .

Details and technical informations about Winery Balmettes's 66 Muscat P'tit Grain Muscat de Rivesaltes.

Grape varieties
Natural
Yes
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: White muscat

White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.

Informations about the Winery Balmettes

The winery offers 14 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Muscat de Rivesaltes in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Balmettes is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Muscat de Rivesaltes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Languedoc-Roussillon
In the top 150000 of of France wines
In the top 15000 of of Muscat de Rivesaltes wines
In the top 5000 of natural sweet wines
In the top 450000 wines of the world

The wine region of Muscat de Rivesaltes

The wine region of Muscat de Rivesaltes is located in the region of Rivesaltes of Languedoc-Roussillon of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Boudau or the Domaine Lafage produce mainly wines natural sweet, sweet and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Muscat de Rivesaltes are Melon et Muscadelle, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Muscat de Rivesaltes often reveals types of flavors of earth, spices or melon and sometimes also flavors of mango, dried apricot or non oak.


The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.

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The word of the wine: Stamping

Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.

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