Winery BestheimMuscat Classic
White wine
This wine generally goes well with spicy food and sweet desserts.
Food and wine pairings with Muscat Classic
Pairings that work perfectly with Muscat Classic
Original food and wine pairings with Muscat Classic
The Muscat Classic of Winery Bestheim matches generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of dal lentils with coconut milk or traditional pastry flan.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bestheim's Muscat Classic.
Discover the grape variety: Tazzelenghe
Powerful, tannic reds for long ageing, with a deep purple robe, tight tannins and a dense palate with pronounced acidity, with signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices, Mediterranean herbs and balsamic notes. Distinctive Friulian character. Grown in the Colli Orientali del Friuli DOC. Autochthonous black Friulian variety, whose name means "tongue-cutter".
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Muscat Classic from Winery Bestheim are 2018, 2017, 2016
Informations about the Winery Bestheim
The Winery Bestheim is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 126 wines for sale in the of Alsace Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru
Alsatian hierarchical summit: 51 classified lieux-dits over ~800 ha, ultra-varied terroirs (granite, schist, limestone, pink sandstone, marl). 4 noble grapes authorized. Signature Riesling chiseled and taut with signature notes of lemon, white peach, white flowers, stone fruits and a petrol mineral touch, long aging. Opulent Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), ample smoky Pinot Gris, dry aromatic Muscat.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Reims Mountain
Between Épernay and Reims, a large limestone massif with varied soils and exposure where pinot noir reigns supreme. Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay, Verzy, etc., are equivalent to the Burgundian Gevrey-Chambertin and Vosne-Romanée. There are also great Chardonnays, which are rarer (Mailly, Marmery, Trépail, Villers).
