Domaine de Durban

High on the southern slopes of the Dentelles de Montmirail, the Leydier family make celebrated Beaumes-de-Venise from Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains blanc. That second ‘blanc’ isn’t a tautology: it’s the Leydiers’ use of the blanc, rather than noir, form of this Muscat that sets their wine apart, with glorious blossomed elegance. Beaumes-de-Venise is a vin doux naturel, a naturally sweet fortified wine fit to grace any table.