Treloar Muscat de Rivesaltes
Trouillas is the birthplace of Vin doux Naturel. Not a lot of people know
that!
These wines are fortified during
fermentation to preserve their original natural sweetness.
Our Muscat de Rivesaltes is a beautiful sweet wine for drinking as an
aperitif or with blue cheeses and desserts. It embodies the famous Roussillon
sunlight captured in a glass.
The bouquet is of jasmin and apricots with a hint of ginger. The
palate envelopes you with the texture of goose down. So many of our guests
have been wowed by this wine. Beware - one glass is never enough.
Recommended Food Matches
Although it is superb to drink on its own, it goes fantastically well with
 | blue cheeses and patés |
| creamy desserts |
| most sensationally, chocolates. |
It is best served slightly chilled.
Viticulture
Made only from Muscat à Petit Grains from selected rows left to ripen beyond
everything else. Our pickers carefully inspect every bunch and select only the
best grapes for this wine.
Winemaking
 After
a long, gentle press, the must is settled on its lees for an extended period. As
the wine ferments under refrigeration, we check its sugar level every hour to
decide the exact moment to carry out the mutage. Like waiting for a baby,
this may occur at 3.00am.
The wine is naturally settled, without fining, over winter. It receives a
single filtration before bottling. Only 200 cases produced.
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