Beaumes-de-Venise exploration: a big tasting of the reds and the Muscats

August 4, 2026August 4, 2026 jamiegoode 33 Views Beaumes-de-Venise, muscat, sweet wines

This was a great chance to look at a wide range of wines from this cru, beginning with the red wines and then going on to the Muscats.

Bonpas Grand Cardinal Beaumes de Venise 2024
14.5% alcohol. Supple, sweetly aromatic nose with cherries and raspberries. The palate is bright with some peppery framing and nice vivid acidity keeping things fresh. A juicy, slightly tart, lighter style that has a lot of drinkability. 90/100

Château La Croix des Pins Les Contreforts de Montmirail Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. Organic, single vineyard. This has some pepper and herb complexity as well as ripe, slightly heady cherry and plum fruit. There’s quite a bit of spicy complexity here, bringing a savoury dimension to the sweet fruit. 92/100

Demoiselle Suzette Rouge Désir Beaumes de Venise 2024
14% alcohol. Nice concentration here with bold, sweet cherry and berry fruits with some spicy definition. Has some grippy tannin in the mix. Stylish and well balanced with nice intensity. 93/100

Domaine de Cassan Le Coeur des Dentelles Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. 90% Grenache, 10% Syrah. This is really bright, fresh and peppery with nice mineral notes interleaving among the sweet, focused cherry and berry fruits. This has good definition and plenty of drinkability, despite the relatively high alcohol. 93/100

Domaine des Bernadins Beaumes de Venise 2024
14% alcohol. A blend of 60% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 6% Marsanne, 5% Mourvèdre, 4% Grenache Blanc. Warmly aromatic with lovely pepper and herb complexity as well as ripe cherry fruit. The palate is fresh and complex with pepper, meat, herbs and sleek cherry and berry fruits. Real focus, depth and complexity here. 95/100

Domaine des Garances Alzard Beaumes de Venise 2024
14.5% alcohol. Organic. 65% Grenache, 35% Syrah. Beautifully expressive nose with a fine peppery edge to the sweet berry fruits. The palate is elegant and expressive with nice dusty tannins providing a backbone, and a sense of freshness to the fruit. Juicy and expressive, this is really good. 94/100

(Elizbeth & Philippe Bernard) Domaine La Ligière Les Garennes Beaumes de Venise 2024
14% alcohol. Organic. 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah. Slight meaty nose with some char notes, as well as bright berry fruits. The palate is vivid and substantial with rich berry and cherry fruit, with a spicy, structured finish. Rich style. 92/100

Domaine Raboly Clément V Beaumes de Venise 2024
14% alcohol. 1.5 hectares, 6000 vines, 8 tonnes of grapes. 70% Grenache and 30% Syrah. Massal selection, raised in ancient barrels previously used for Muscat. This is nicely dense but also well balanced with a core of sweet blackberry and cherry fruit, with a slight saltiness and lovely peppery detail. Concentrated but refined with nice intensity and balance. 94/100

Domaine Saint Amant Bonelli Beaumes de Venise 2024
14% alcohol. Organic. 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah. Juicy, vivid, supple cherry and raspberry fruit with some nice herbal hints. There’s a massive drinkability and freshness to this wine which has a lovely hint of wildness, while staying fully correct! This is really good. 94/100

Domaine Saint Roch Epyminia Beaumes de Venise 2024
14.5% alcohol. 90% Syrah, 10% Viognier. This is really good. It has a floral nose with a touch of apricot, some white pepper, and lovely black cherry fruit. The palate has a bit of grippy structure, but also lovely fresh fruit. So expressive and well balanced, with warmth but also definition. 95/100

Domaine Pierre Rougon Beaumes de Venise 2024
15.5% alcohol. 70% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 5% Viognier. Aromatic black fruits nose with a peppery, herby edge. Alluring and rich. The palate is rich and full with juicy, layered, textured fruit. Nice depth to this rich wine. 92/100

Martinelle Beaumes de Venise 2024
14.5% alcohol. Organic. 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah. This is fresh and vivid with appealing sweet black cherry and blackberry fruit, showing nice definition and finishing with a spicy flourish. Has some tannin. 92/100

Rhonea Confidence Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. Half/half Grenache and Syrah. Juicy and sweetly aromatic with nice depth to the liquorice-laced berry and cherry fruit. Ripe but still in balance with a touch of warmth on the finish. Stylish. 92/100

Domaine Caroline Bonnefoy Beaumes de Venise 2023
14% alcohol. 75% Grenache, 25% Syrah. Organic. Really lively herb-laced, peppery raspberry fruit on the nose. The palate is peppery and herby with juicy cherry and berry fruits, and then a lovely dried herb and pepper savouriness. Fresh and expressive, and with massive drinkability. 94/100

Domaine de Fenouillet Terres Blanches Beaumes de Venise 2023
14.5% alcohol. Organic. 50% Grenache, 35% Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre. Bright and with nice energy, but also some meaty, spicy depth. Shows sweet cherry and berry fruit with nice intensity and a bit of grip on the finish. Lots of presence here. 93/100

Domaine de la Ferme Saint-Martin ‘Saint-Martin’ Beaumes de Venise 2023
14.5% alcohol. 95% Grenache, 5% Syrah, organic. Peppery, herby and spicy with some char and liquorice notes on the nose. The palate is meaty and spicy with a savoury twist to the bright berry fruits. Lovely detail to this wine: it’s quite intriguing. 93/100

Domaine de la Ferme Saint-Martin Les Terres Jaunes Beaumes de Venise 2023
13% alcohol. 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Teret Noir, 5% Counoise. Organic. Complex, open, herby, peppery nose with some juicy red fruits. The palate is bright and expressive with lots of energy, bright cherry fruit, a touch of cranberry, and massive drinkability. This is quite lovely. A real outlier, but delicious and thought-provoking. 95/100

Domaine de Piéblanc Les Hauts Beaumes de Venise 2023
14.5% alcohol. Organic. From 300 m at the foot of Mont Ventoux, this is a blend of equal parts Syrah and Grenache. Juicy, peppery and a bit meaty, this shows ripe but well defined cherry and plum fruit with a touch of warmth, but always staying balanced and appealing. Slightly meaty on the finish. 93/100

Domaine des Garances Le Jas du Chene Beaumes de Venise 2023
14% alcohol. Organic. 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah. Rich, vivid, juicy and spicy with a subtle cured meat edge to the lush blackberry and cherry fruit. Nice definition to this wine, with some structure and spice on the finish. 93/100

Domaine Les Goubert Beaumes de Venise 2023
14.5% alcohol. Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault, organically farmed. Leather, herbs and spice on the nose, as well as bright, ripe berry fruits. The palate is intriguing, with brightness and a sense of lightness, but also some rich, sweet fruit. There’s a herbal twist and even a touch of mint. The Cinsault seems to be delivering something here in terms of lightness and texture, but also the fruit profile. Beautiful. 95/100

Domaine Raboly Clément V Beaumes de Venise 2023
14% alcohol. 70% Grenache, 30% Syrah. Juicy and bright with fresh redcurrant and red cherries, framed by some dried herbs and pepper. There’s a lovely focus and elegance to this wine, which has juiciness and drinkability as well as a bit of complexity. Not heavy. 94/100

Domaine Raboly Jean XXII Beaumes de Venise 2023
14% alcohol. 70% Syrah, 30% Grenache. This is bright, expressive and peppery with lovely black cherry and blackberry fruit, combining a core of sweet, ripe fruit with some nice grippy structure, finishing fresh. Great balance here. 94/100

Famille Manganelli René Beaumes de Venise 2023
15% alcohol. Old vines on the yellow marnes of Trias. Organic. Ripe, sweet fruit here with some pepper and herbs alongside rich, dense, sweet berry and cherry fruit. Long, warm finish. Lovely concentration and balance to this wine. 94/100

Rhonea Trias Beaumes de Venise 2023
15% alcohol. From Trias: gypsum and red clay soils at 300 m. Lovely aromatics of pepper-laden cherry fruits. Nice weight on the palate, which is rich and concentrated but well balanced with lovely sweet cherry and berry fruit. Quite textured. A bit of warmth on the finish, but overall really good – and it’s great to see the soils taking centre stage. 94/100

Rhonea La Beaume Beaumes de Venise 2023
14.5% alcohol. Grey Jurassic clays. Rich, sweetly fruited, spicy and peppery on the nose. Enticing. The palate is very bold with some chocolate, herbs, meat and spice as well as dense cherry and berry fruits. Forward and enticing, with some structure, too. 93/100

Desmoiselle Suzette Rouge Désir 2022
14.5% alcohol. Supple, light, and warmly fruited with some dried herbs as well as sweet red cherry fruit. Nice definition here. This has an ease to it, and it’s very drinkable. 92/100

Domaine de Durban Vieilles Vignes Beaumes de Venise 2022
14.5% alcohol. 75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre. This is warm, spicy and fruity, with a nice combination of sweet berry fruits, some floral cherry and herb detail, and a bit of grainy structure. Drinking very well now, this is a warmly satisfying red wine. 92/100

Domaine La Ferme Saint-Martin Diapir Beaumes de Venise 2022
13% alcohol. 50% Grenache, 25% Syrah, 15% Teret Noir, 10% Counoise. Expressive, vivid, very spicy and very peppery with bright wild strawberry and cherry fruit with nice herbal hints and good structure and acidity. This is a brilliantly expressive wine that has massive drinkability, plus some seriousness, too. 94/100

Domaine La Ferme Saint-Martin Costancia Beaumes de Venise 2022
13% alcohol. 50% Syrah, 50% Grenache Noir. Lively, peppery, herbal and bright with nice energy to the slightly compressed cherry and berry fruits. This is a lovely wine made in a slightly earlier-picked style and it works so well, with juicy fruit but also layers of detail and flavour. So interesting. 94/100

Domaine des Garances Pierre Beaumes de Venise 2022
14.5% alcohol. 50% Carignan, 25% Grenache, 25% Syrah. Organic. Juicy, vivid and bright with red cherry and redcurrant fruit and some nice structure. There’s a great energy to this wine, with the Carignan bringing freshness and the Syrah and Grenache filling in the holes. Really lovely. 94/100

Domaine Raboly Beaumes de Venise 2022
15% alcohol. 70% Syrah, 30% Grenache. There’s a lovely ripe fruit quality to the nose, which shows sweet cherries. The palate is rounded and sweetly fruited, with some nice peppery hints and also a touch of bitterness from the alcohol. But this is drinking very nicely now. 93/100

Domaine St Roch Cuvée Mes Sens Beaumes de Venise 2022
15% alcohol. 60% Syrah, 40% Grenache. Rich and ripe with slightly stewed fruit, some herbal hints, and then some warmth on the finish. This is a bit herbal. 89/100

Domaine St Roch Cuvée des Taus Beaumes de Venise 2022
14.5% alcohol. 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Cinsault. Delightfully peppery and expressive with some strawberry and cherry fruit, a bit of sweetness to the palate, and a sense of elegance and drinkability. I think the Cinsault has had a very positive influence on this blend. Quite lovely. 94/100

Famille Manganelli René Beaumes de Venise 2022
15% alcohol. Trias terroir, organically farmed. Supple and fruity with a nice brightness to the cherry, plum and strawberry fruit. There’s a bit of herbal detail, too. Shows warmth and yet stays drinkable – a really nice wine. 93/100

La Pigeade Beaumes de Venise 2022
14% alcohol. This is well balanced with notes of wild herbs, white pepper and red cherries. Textural and spice-laden, it’s beginning to open out into a mellow place. Stylish and well balanced. 93/100

Gabriel Meffre Laurus Beaumes de Venise 2022
15% alcohol. This is ripe, open and herby with a core of sweet berry fruit as well as some grippy structure at the fringes. Ripe and enticing with nice depth of fruit. 90/100

Xavier Vignon Beaumes de Venise 2022
15% alcohol. Juicy, herby and supple with a sweet, elegant core of strawberry and cherry fruit. Warming and well balanced, this has an ease about it. 92/100

Domaine de Piéblanc Serre de Supion Beaumes de Venise 2021
15% alcohol. 300m altitude, matured in 450 litre barrels. Warm, spicy and quite mature on the nose with a hint of Christmas cake. Rich and ripe on the palate with some mellow maturity, showing a slightly baked edge to the fruit. 89/100

Domaine des Garances Le Pas de L’Aube Beaumes de Venise 2021
14.5% alcohol. 75% Syrah, 25% Grenache. Organic. The fruit has receded a bit but there’s nice structure here, with a hint of mint and spice as well as compact berry fruits. Grippy and tannic on the finish. There’s substance here. 91/100

Domaine Saint Amant Grangeneuve Beaumes de Venise 2021
14.5% alcohol. This comes from 500 m, and it’s a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Viognier. Lively and fresh with some sweet berry fruits as well as wet stone minerality and wild herbs and pepper. Beginning to develop and mellow a little, this is getting a little wild in a good way. 92/100

Domaine Saint Amant Cuvée Nathalie Syrah 2020
14.5% alcohol. 95% Syrah, 5% Viognier. This is sweetly aromatic with apricot, cherry and pepper notes, and then some warm, sweet, stewed strawberry on the palate. Softening and losing definition with age, it’s very appealing but I suspect it would have been a bit brighter and more focused younger. 91/100

Xavier Vignon Arcane L’Etoile Beaumes de Venise NV
15% alcohol. No vintage declared on this wine. Elegant and slightly peppery with layered cherry, strawberry and plum fruit. Rounded, with a bit of spicy framing and some silkiness, but also a bit of structure on the finish. Very stylish and quite intriguing. 93/100

Domaine Pierre Rougon Hommage Beaumes de Venise 2020
15.5% alcohol. Warm, sweetly fruited and quite dense, with a wall of ripe cherries and plums. Beginning to mellow and broaden, showing nice depth and intensity. Hints of pepper and mint on the finish. 91/100

Muscat

Domaine Fontavin Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Week-end à Venise 2025
15.5% alcohol. Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains. Organic. This is really pleasant, grapey and rounded with a nice bitter twist on the finish. Sweet and pure with a touch of barley sugar. 90/100

Domaine St Roch Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Cuvée Amour 2025
15% alcohol. Fresh, bright and tangy with mandarin and table grape notes. Sweet and enticing, but stays bright and quite light in weight. 92/100

Famille Manganelli Muscat de Beaumes de Venise ‘Alain’ 2025
15% alcohol. Organic. Fruity and expressive with a touch of grapefruit and herb alongside the sweet grapey notes. There’s a detailed spiciness here that’s very attractive. Has a touch of sake about it. 93/100

Lumian Bonnefoy Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. Organic. Oxidative appley edge to the grapey nose. The palate is sweet but fresh with apples and herbs, as well as some spiciness. I’m not keen on the oxidative characters here. 85/100

La Pigeade Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. Fruity and grapey with a slight appley edge to the sweet fruit. Has a sense of freshness and then a bitter tang on the finish. 89/100

Domaine des Bernardins Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. 25% red Muscat in the blend, giving a bit of colour. This is rich and complex with layered table grape and canteloup melon notes, as well as some tinned pear and a hint of tea. Lovely depth and complexity here. 94/100

La Ligière Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2024
Fresh and fruit-driven with a touch of spiciness as well as sweet table grape and pear fruit. Nice purity and concentration here, and finishes bright and fresh. Lovely. 93/100

Domaine Pierre Rougon Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. There’s some depth and complexity here with sweet table grape and melon, as well as orange peel and aniseed notes. Broad and lovely with good intensity. 93/100

Rhonea Carte Or Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2024
15.5% alcohol. Fresh, minty and fruity on the nose. Lively palate is sweet and textured with nice weight and a good balanced. Finishes warm and spicy, but also quite fresh. 92/100

Xavier Vignon Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2024
15% alcohol. Nice depth here with some layers of spice interweaving with the textured pear and grape notes. Rich but in balance, finishing sweet. 92/100

Desmoiselle Suzette Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2023
15% alcohol. Fresh, rounded and fruity with some barley sugar and table grape notes. Fruity and expressive and quite stylish. 91/100

Domaine de Durban Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2023
15% alcohol. Nicely expressive with a lovely fruity quality. Hints of aniseed with ripe table grapes and some ripe melon, finishing warm and sweet. 91/100

Adrien Roustan Domaine D’Ouréa Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2023
15% alcohol. Organic. Ripe and rich with a slight nutty undercurrent to the sweet pear and table grape fruit. Has some depth and substance, with a fine spicy finish. Freshness and depth here. 93/100

Domaine du Fenouillet Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Sélection Ancestrale 2023
15% alcohol. 10% red Muscat. Full golden colour. Complex, spicy and layered with lovely depth, a hint of structure, and nice apple, pear and table grape characters. Good concentration and depth here, showing real interest. 94/100

Domaine Les Ondines Muscat de Beaumes de Venise 2019
15% alcohol. Full golden colour. Lively, spicy and complex on the nose with some marmalade and spice. Honeyed and appley on the palate with nice development and some complexity. 93/100

Domaine St Roch Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Plaisir 2025
15.5% alcohol. This is 50/50 Blanc and Rouge, and it’s very pale pink in colour. Lively, bright and sweet with some grapefruit and pineapple, finishing fresh. 91/100

Vignoble Alain Ignace Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Le Petit Grain d’Antonin 2025
15% alcohol. Organic. A blend of Blanc and Rouge, pale pink in colour. Juicy, fruity, bright and energetic with mandarin and sweet melon notes, finishing bright. Very fruity and appealing. 91/100

Famille Manganelli Muscat de Beaumes de Venise ‘Émilie’ 2025
15% alcohol. Organic. Made from Muscat Rouge. Pale red in colour, this is fresh, bright and fruity with an appley edge to the table grape fruit, and then just a hint of red cherry. Finishes bright. Really appealing: sweet and enticing. 93/100

Desmoiselle Suzette Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Rouge Plaisir 2024
15% alcohol. Red Muscat. Quite a full red colour. Juicy, tart, bright and energetic. Sweet pear, table grape and cherry fruit. Has a bit of structure, too, countering the primary fruit, and finishes juicy and tart. Really lovely. 94/100

Domaine St. Roch Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Cuvée Désir 2024
15.5% alcohol. Muscat rouge. Light red in colour. Fresh, juicy and quite lovely with strawberries, table grapes and tart cherries, combining sweetness with freshness. Really delightful, and very pure and fine. 93/100

Vignoble Alain Ignace Muscat de Beaumes de Venise ‘La Péché d’Émilie’ 2024
15% alcohol. Organic. Red muscat. Deeply coloured. Lively and spicy with nice depth to the cherry and raspberry fruit, with some grapey sweetness. Has lovely fruit and also some structure. 93/100

Rhonea Muscat de Beaumes de Venise Bois Doré Age 6 Years
15% alcohol. Full golden colour. Aged in a new barrel, this is very woody and spicy, with a minty, cedary edge to the sweet fruit. It’s an unusual take on Beaumes de Venise, and I’m not sure about it: the wood really dominates. But some might really love this style! 88/100

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