We will not insult those who have received the information for a long time, but let us still remind others that the Corsican vineyard is doing well, even very well. The island of beauty produces wines with personality, thanks to native grape varieties now claimed and a ready place in gastronomy, Corsican obviously, but not only. Wines to be consumed all year round, summer and winter, some of which will find their place in your cellar and will be happily rediscovered after a few years of aging. Others go against the preconceived idea that some may have of island wines, with fluidity, suppleness and fruitiness. A great diversity of aromatic profiles which is felt in this selection. Le Figaro Vin tasted 50 red vintages and selected 15, all rated from 89/100 and available from 18 euros.
Clos Alivu - Patrimonio 2021
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“Slender on the palate, delicious and harmonious”
Score: 94/100
Price: €19.20
A saline invitation to the nose, floral notes then a note of pink rhubarb. Slender on the palate, delicious and harmonious, with a delicate chocolate note, and a creamy and saline finish. A delight.
Available online on luvinu.fr for the 2022 vintage.
Clos Nicrosi - Stecaja Rouge 2022
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“Plant and animal notes”
Score: 94/100
Price: 16.40 euros (excluding shipping costs)
Very particular nose, very floral, pure and complex, with vegetal and animal notes. Delectable on the palate, mineral, with a beautiful fine structure and finely persistent tannins.
Available for purchase at the estate.
Clos Canereccia - Amphore 2019
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“The wine addresses the palate with tenderness and delicacy”
Score: 93/100
Price: €48
Very beautiful nose, zen, which transports and removes all stress. A sensual, pure fruit awaits you. Then, the wine addresses the palate with tenderness and delicacy, it is lively on the palate, both generous and fresh, dynamic. A superb vintage for aging and gastronomy.
Available online at moncopaincaviste.com
Nicolas Mariotti Bindi
- Porcellese Non Solus 2020
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“Like a forest in the middle of the night”
Score: 93/100
Price: €52
A spicy nose, seductive and at the same time indecipherable, like a forest in the middle of the night. On the palate, a real surprise: a core of ripe, welcoming fruit, a still tight structure and contained energy. A gourmet wine, in a style that assumes its freedom and rebellion.
Available online on lespassionnesduvin.com
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
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Minister imperial cuvée collection
2021
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“Reminiscent of the maquis and aromatic herbs”
Score: 91/100
Price: €79
Rich, self-confident nose, reminiscent of maquis and aromatic herbs. It is as delicate as it is ample and generous. Round and charming on the palate, with sweet-tart fruit and a nice sapidity on the finish, with very good length. A wine to keep, certainly.
Available online at cavissima.com
Castellu d'Alba - La Chapelle 2022
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“Notes of blue plum and verbena leaf”
Score: 91/100
Price: €29
Fresh on the nose, pure and clean, with notes of blue plum and verbena leaf. On the palate, we discover a concentrated, fluid wine, with a fabulous evolution of complex flavors. Succulent.
Available online at lechemindesvignobles.corsica
Domaine de Vaccelli - Unu 2014
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“A pure and dynamic wine, very tasty”
Score: 91/100
Price: €22
A sparkling, fresh nose with enchanting red fruits, then scents of terracotta and floral notes. On the palate, it is a pure and dynamic wine, very tasty. A few animal notes accompany all this to give a very free vintage, quite unclassifiable.
Currently unavailable for sale.
Clos Venturi
- Altare 2022
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“Elegance and indulgence”
Score: 91/100
Price: €105
Red fruits, aromatic herbs, scents of Mediterranean bushes: a nose that is definitely vegetal, elegant and delicious. On the palate, it is quite delicious, elegant, we delight in small red fruits, with a slightly chalky sensation. A wine full of character.
Available online at infinivin.com
Sant Armettu - Myrtus 2014
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“The wine is pure and seductive with its scent of faded rose”
Score: 91/100
Price: €25
A very pretty nose, marked by the exhilarating purity of red fruits and the seduction of spices. On the palate, the wine is pure and seductive with its scent of faded rose. A deep vintage; designed for keeping, but which remains digestible.
Currently unavailable for sale.
Castellu di Baricci - Perpetual reserve
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“Like the sweet bitterness of a flower petal”
Rating: 90/100
Price: €38
A full nose, which flirts between concentrated fruit (black cherry), and herbaceous elegance (shiso leaf). And what a creaminess in the mouth! We also find liveliness, saltiness, sapiness, like the sweet bitterness of a flower petal.
Available online at luvinu.fr
Clos Culombu
- Storia Di Ecce Fructus 2022
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“A concentrated core of blue and black fruits”
Score: 90/100
Price: €27
A clear black fruit with a lot of breadth on the nose, then quite intense spices. On the palate, we discover a concentrated core of blue and black fruits, with a tangy finish full of finesse and elegance.
Available online at vinatis.com
Domaine Giacometti
- Semper Cuntentu 2022
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“Like a beautiful summer salad of strawberries and raspberries”
Score: 90/100
Price: €23.50
Young and virile on the nose with its ripe red fruits, like a beautiful summer salad of strawberries and raspberries. On the palate, it is a juicy and fruity wine, which will make you salivate. One sip immediately leads to another.
Available online at cavepurjus.com
Clos Ornasca - Ajaccio 2020
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“Great freshness which holds towards the top of the palate”
Score: 89/100
Price: €18
The nose offers cherry and dried flowers. Tender and melting in the mouth, with great freshness that lasts towards the top of the palate. A decidedly ripe and sunny wine.
Available online at cavissima.com
Granajolo - Monika 2021
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“A sensation of juicy and delicious wine”
Score: 89/100
Price: €19.75
Seductive nose of praline and mocha, quite marked by contact with wood. In the mouth, a sensation of juicy and delicious wine. A vintage that stands out thanks to a beautiful fluidity which works to balance the wine.
Available online at luvinu.fr
Enclos des Anges - Sesto 2020
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“Vivacious, pure, exhilarating, fruity and fragrant nose, on incense”
Score: 89/100
Price: €22.40
Perennial, pure, exhilarating, fruity and fragrant nose, on incense. Round and generous on the palate, with fresh red fruits, and yet the wine remains fresh and supple. Delicately liquorice finish.
Available online at luvinu.fr