Domaine Comte Abbatucci - Faustine rouge 2023
Corsica
Red
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93/100
RVF
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92/100
Bettane & Desseauve
"The estate's flagship cuvée, drink now or wait!"
Faustine rouge is fresh and easy to digest, revealing red and black berry fruit dominated by aromas of wild berries, with fine notes of pepper and spice. The whole is carried by beautiful, supple, crisp tannins and a pretty, intense fruit finish. Not to be missed!
Features
Estate
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Cuvée
Faustine
Vintage
2023
Designation
Vin de France
Region
Corsica
Grape varieties
70% Sciaccarellu, 30% Niellucciu
Terroirs
Granitic arenas, plot selection
Viticulture
Organic and biodynamic
Harvest
Manual over-ripening with low yields
Winemaking
In concrete vats, de-stemming and skin maceration for about 1 month, spontaneous fermentation.
Breeding
In stainless steel vats for 6 months
Alcohol content
15%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Cherry color with ruby highlights
Nose
Complex, red fruits and black berries dominated by aromas of wild berries (myrtle) and maquis, with fine notes of pepper and spices.
Mouth
On the palate, we find the beautiful aromatic palette perceived on the nose, with fine, silky tannins and a pretty, intense fruit finish.
Serve
AT 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with grilled lamb, charcuterie, Corsican cheeses...
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Vin de France
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 92/100 (Vintage 2022)
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 (guide 2024) 93/100 (Vintage 2022)
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.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.5/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. PHILIPPE B. Published on 22/11/2024
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Note and review by M. MAX H. Published on 17/08/2024
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