Domaine Comte Abbatucci - Cuvée Collection Diplomate d'Empire 2017
Corsica
White
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17,5/20
RVF
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16/20
Bettane & Desseauve
This astonishingly fine white reveals aromas of ripe yellow fruit, exotic fruit and a whiff of the maquis. On the palate, it has a lovely texture, with a natural freshness that gives it power and length, and an incredible aromatic persistence on the finish... A Collector's item up for grabs! (Limited quantities)
Features
Estate
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Cuvée
Diplomate d'Empire
Vintage
2017
Designation
Vin de France
Region
Corsica
Grape varieties
Bianco Gentile, Brustiano, Genovese, Rossola Bianca et Vermentino
Terroirs
Granitic arenas
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
100% manual
Winemaking
In stainless steel tanks, slow fermentation at 18°C
Breeding
In 600-litre barrels of several wines
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale yellow colour
Nose
Reveals ripe yellow fruit, exotic fruit and evokes a whiff of the scents of the maquis.
Mouth
The natural freshness of this wine gives it power and length on the palate.
Serve
Decant at 12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy on its own for pleasure, or with a range of noble fish in sauce, or simply grilled, white meats and dry goat cheeses...
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Vin de France
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 16/20 (Vintage 2016) (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
In this historic landmark of Ajaccio vineyards, whose unique collection of old local white grape varieties has raised awareness of the moral and cultural obligation to diversify grape varieties throughout Corsica, Jean-Charles Abbatucci practices irreproachable viticulture with contagious generosity. The recent wines have the suppleness, naturalness and smoothness expected of them, and have clearly improved in consistency thanks to the complicity between the owner and a remarkable consultant oenologist, Emmanuel Gagnepain. Cuvée Faustine shines with pure finesse, while the grand cuvées Collection, Ministre, Général and Diplomate offer the refined complexity of their pioneering grape varieties. New cuvées, monte-bianco, alte-rosso, valle-di-nero, are starting to be produced, but the estate has not yet sent them out for tasting. That will be next year.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated (2020 guide) 17.5/20 + Coup de Coeur (Vintage 2016) (Great wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2023) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the domain :
The history of this estate began in the 20th century with a visionary, Antoine Abbatucci, the founder of this wine nursery, a veritable conservatory of indigenous Corsican grape varieties. Jean-Charles Abbatucci, Antoine's son, has taken the estate to the next level (massal selections, demanding biodynamics, rootstocks adapted to soil and climate...). The wines are easy to digest and fine, thanks to the refusal of excessive interventionism, and the maturing process has been refined by the use of foudres and concrete eggs.
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