The Winery Terres de Muscat of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois of Languedoc-Roussillon

Only one wine is currently referenced in this domain

3.7

Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.

It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Languedoc-Roussillon.

It is located in Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

The Winery Terres de Muscat is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 1 wines for sale in of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Terres de Muscat wines

Looking for the best Winery Terres de Muscat wines in Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Terres de Muscat wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Terres de Muscat wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Terres de Muscat

Winery Terres de Muscat - Selection Petit Grain Muscat de Saint Jean de Minervois

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Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Terres de Muscat

How Winery Terres de Muscat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of chicken with green olives or plain cupcakes.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Terres de Muscat

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Terres de Muscat. often reveals types of flavors of tropical, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of peach, apricot or pear.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Terres de Muscat

2016With an average score of 3.90/5
2014With an average score of 3.80/5
2012With an average score of 3.80/5
2015With an average score of 3.70/5
2013With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Terres de Muscat.

Muscat Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Muscat de St. Jean de Minervois

Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois is a Sweet, fortified, natural wine appellation from the Languedoc wine region in Southern France. The wines are based on the Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains Grape variety. Muscat de Saint-Jean-de-Minervois wines are produced using a traditional sweet winemaking process called Mutage, which involves adding Alcohol to the grape must to prematurely stop the Yeast">yeast and thus the Fermentation process. They generally have a residual sugar content of about 125 grams per litre and an alcohol content of about 15%.

They are among the most Expressive of the Muscats du Languedoc, with sweet, honeyed aromas of citrus and Central-ranges/orange">Orange blossom. The appellation takes its name from Saint-Jean-de-Minervois, a village at the southern end of the Massif Central, the low mountain range of south-central France. It dominates the vineyards of the very different Minervois appellation to the south. Because of the slightly higher altitude (200 metres), the climate is cooler than in many other wine regions of the Languedoc, allowing the Muscat grapes to stay on the vine longer.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Terres de Muscat

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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.