An Island Wine Guide: Corsica
Corsican producers dominate the island's wine lists, from Michelin-starred restaurants to pizza joints, so it's important to know what to look for. And if anyone knows Corsican wine, It's Nicolas Stromboni, who runs Le Chemin des Vignobles, a shop in Ajaccio.
Stramboni has been named France's caviste of the year in 2011 by a French Wine Magazine and serves an unofficial ambassador for his homeland's gastronomic bounty. Here Stramboni offers his sommeliers advice.
Photo: Nicolas Stramboni
Clos Venturi Blanc 2011 (AOC Vins de Corse)
Influential French wine critic, Michael Bettane has called Clos Venturi's white wine;
"The Montrachet of Corsica",
says Stramboni.
"This wine is the purest and most elegant of all dry Corsican whites".
Photo: Clos Venturi White Wine
Antoine Arena Carco Blanc 2011 (AOC Patrimonio)
Arena has pushed to spread Corsican wine beyond the island. He was also the first winemaker here to take the Burgundian approach: one parcel of land , one wine. This bottle is the red of a great orchestral conductor- nothing but harmony and precision.
Clos Canarelli Amphora Rouge 2011 (AOC Figari)
"Who said that Corsica doesn't know how to do reds" ? Yves Canarelli first showed the immense potential of Corsican whites, and today he's proving that whites aren't the only thing we do well. This wine, one of the finest and most expressive of Corsican reds, is made from old vines and vinified without sulphur in clay vessels called amphoras.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci Cuvée du Diplomate Blanc 2011 (AOC Ajaccio)
By updating wines from old vines, for today's palates, Jean-Charles Abbatucci has opened the way for winemakers looking to create something singular. This particular bottle is for those who love wines that are like nothing else they've ever tried. It's a delight for all the senses.
Domaine d'Alzipratu Cuvée Pumonte Blanc 2011 (AOC Calvi)
At Domaine d'Alzipratu, winemaker Pierre Acqua-viva has shown that "simple is complicated". His wines are immediately accessible yet terribly complex. This one is like a lady : seductive, charismatic, develish, with a body to die for, intellectual yet accessible.
Photo: Pumonte
Corsican 🍷.. Look forward to taste it.. Have you taste before???
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It wont be bad to have a bottle...my first time seeing this anyway but l guess its gon taste great toooo...thanks for posting