Domaine Abbatucci - Faustine 2011
Corsica
White
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Rating: Robert Parker 92/100
"The Cuvée Faustine, in a style more accessible in taste and price, is produced on decomposed granite hillside terroirs. As you'd expect, the wines possess a very fine identity and charm with their singularity." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2013 - RVF). A cuvée bursting with fruit, an immediate pleasure!
Features
Estate
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Cuvée
Faustine
Vintage
2011
Designation
Ajaccio
Region
Corsica
Grape varieties
100% Vermentino
Terroirs
granite arenas
Viticulture
biodynamic cultivation for 5 years (7 years organic)
Harvest
manual at checkout
Winemaking
vinification in stainless steel tanks, slow fermentation at 18°C
Breeding
5 months in stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content
12.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
pale yellow with golden highlights
Nose
scents of white flowers, with a hint of aniseed
Mouth
full-bodied, with a progressive aromatic evolution and perception, and a hint of minerality on the finish
Serve
at 7-10°C
Open
and serve
Drink from
2013
Drink before
2015
Production
13,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
A déguster en apéritif, avec des poissons ou des crustacés ou bien avec des fromages... <br/>
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
Ajaccio
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
3.4/5
out of 16 reviews
Note and review by M. ANTOINE G. Published on 16/01/2014
Nice fragrant wine but I'm not sure I'll get it for the price.
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Note and review by M. SEBASTIEN R. Published on 03/07/2013
A deep, sunny wine underpinned by good acidity for freshness and enhanced by a slight saline note on the finish.
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Note and review by M. CLAUDE D. Published on 03/07/2013
Well vinified but lacking body
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Note and review by M. ALAIN S. Published on 10/05/2013
A wonderful discovery!
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Note and review by M. JEAN CLAUDE D. Published on 26/01/2023
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Note and review by M. RENE M. Published on 10/04/2021
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Note and review by M. DAVID T. Published on 25/09/2016
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Note and review by M. SERGE R. Published on 03/03/2015
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Note and review by M. MARC B. Published on 09/09/2014
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Note and review by M. HERVE C. Published on 14/12/2013
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