Famille Quiot,"Les Duclaux", Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, 2014

A unique jewel of the southern Rhône Valley, the world-renowned Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise is crafted exclusively from 100% hand-harvested Muscat à petits grains grapes, which must reach a natural sugar concentration of over 525 g/L. This Vin Doux Naturel begins with the same vinification process as dry white wines, but fermentation is stopped through mutage -the addition of pure, 96% strength alcohol when the musts reach 5% to 10% alcohol. This meticulous process, preserved since the appellation’s official 1945 creation (retroactive to 1943), yields a flourishing, historic wine on ancient terraces that must contain a minimum of 100 g/L of residual sugar and a final acquired alcohol content of at least 15%.