Description
Mon Amour! Very juicy wine from 100% Niellucciu, an indigenous Corsican grape variety. The grapes were harvested early which gives the wine a vibrant minerality and thanks to the very short maceration we have a playful, lush Corsican. Forest fruits and a light spiciness, drink slightly chilled and we have a very nice summer candidate here. Ode to the beautiful Patrimonio.
Country / Region: France / Patrimonio (Corsica)
Grape variety(ies): 100% Niellucciu
In the vineyard: Organic farming. Manual harvest. Grapes from different terroirs with a dominant limestone terroir. Early harvest.
In the cellar: Very short maceration. Early harvest grapes. Spontaneous fermentation and maturation in stainless steel. Small amount of sulphite added at bottling.
In the vineyard: Organic farming. Manual harvest. Grapes from different terroirs with a dominant limestone terroir. Early harvest.
In the cellar: Very short maceration. Early harvest grapes. Spontaneous fermentation and maturation in stainless steel. Small amount of sulphite added at bottling.
Quality mark: Biodynamic
In the beautiful landscape of Patrimonio, Corsica lies Clos Marfisi. Patrimonio has a Mediterranean climate and a very special terroir of clay, limestone, schist and alluvium where great terroir wines can be made. The AOC covers 400 hectares, half of which belongs to the two largest producers of the island and the other half is divided among 30 smaller growers. Clos Marfisi has 15 hectares, spread over the south and east facing, steep slopes of Ravagnola, Gritole and Grotte di Sole.
The very first harvest took place in 1870 and now, five generations later, brother and sister Mathieu and Julie are at the helm of this estate. They took over from their father, Touissant, who always kept away from pesticides and other herbicides, unlike many other winegrowers in the area who did make the switch at the time. Julie and Mathieu, like their father, work completely organically and also received the Bio quality mark in 2018. In addition, they still work with the same vines that their father planted 40-50 years earlier, using only local grape varieties. Only indigenous yeasts are used in the wine cellar and the wine is bottled with as little sulphites as possible. And that is necessary, Mathieu is chairman of the AOC Patrimonio and sets an important example for local viticulture, in which he strives to honour the past and at the same time create a responsible and progressive model for the future.
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