Domaine Abbatucci - Faustine 2010

Name: Domaine Abbatucci - Faustine 2010
Brand: Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Rating: 4.2 (12 reviews)

Ajaccio|Red wine|Organic

Corsica

Red

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4.2/5 (12 customers)

Note: Robert Parker: 92/100, RVF 16/20
"The Faustine rouge shines with freshness. Digestible, with black fruit and a hint of brown tobacco, yet with fine tannins". (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2013 - RVF). A wine that surprises with its fullness and silky texture. Not to be missed!

Features

Estate

Domaine Comte Abbatucci

Cuvée

Faustine

Vintage

2010

Designation

Ajaccio

Region

Corsica

Grape varieties

Sciaccarellu, Niellucciu

Terroirs

granitic arenas, plot selection

Viticulture

biodynamic cultivation for 5 years (7 years organic)

Harvest

manual over-ripening with low yields

Winemaking

in concrete tanks, destemmed and macerated for 40 days with natural yeast strains

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

pretty ruby color with deep highlights

Nose

complex, red and black berry fruit dominated by aromas of wild berries, fine notes of pepper and spices

Mouth

on the palate, we find the same range of aromas as on the nose, with fine tannins and a pretty, intense fruit finish.

Serve

at 14-16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2013

Drink before

2016

Production

20,000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

A déguster sur des grillades d'agneau, des fromages corses... <br/>

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

4.2/5

out of 12 reviews

Note and review by M. THOMAS C. Published on 13/10/2014

An excellent balance between sunshine and freshness, this wine is remembered for its fruit. With a little age (4 years), it gains in roundness and becomes divine.