Domaine d'E-Croce Yves Leccia - Biancu Gentile 2014

Name: Domaine d'E-Croce Yves Leccia - Biancu Gentile 2014
Brand: Domaine d'E Croce Yves Leccia
Rating: 3.8 (13 reviews)

IGP Ile de Beauté|White wine

Corsica

White

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3.8/5 (13 customers)

16-18/20

RVF

"The style is precise, the wine is not overpowering. With this grape variety, the search for balance is paramount. A complex white endowed with tremendous length." (RVF Spécial Millésime 2014 - June 2015) A vintage in the shape of pleasure!

Features

Estate

Domaine d'E Croce Yves Leccia

Cuvée

Biancu Gentile

Vintage

2014

Designation

IGP Ile de Beauté

Region

Corsica

Grape varieties

100% Biancu Gentile

Terroirs

clay-limestone soil on a schist bedrock at the foot of the mountain range extending from Cap Corse

Viticulture

currently converting to organic farming

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Pressing of the whole harvest. Cold settling at 8°C for 24 hours. Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 18°C for 15 to 20 days. No malo

Breeding

6 months in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

luminous, brilliant, light yellow colour

Nose

very expressive with notes of white flowers and honey

Mouth

fresh, greedy and mineral. Tense finish

Serve

at 8-10°C

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

goes very well with grilled fish or fish in a light sauce, or a cheese platter.

Domaine d'E Croce Yves Leccia

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Yves Leccia, an oenologist involved in the revival and promotion of island wines, set up his own estate in 2005, after running the family business with his sister for some fifteen years. Today, with his wife Sandrine, he manages a 16-hectare vineyard on clay-limestone and schist soils in Poggio-d'Oletta. Certified organic since 2017, it is one of the pillars of the Patrimonio appellation, which is also often recognized for its Muscats.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2015 guide) 16-18/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

The style is precise, the wine is not overpowering. With this grape variety, the quest for balance is paramount. A complex white with tremendous length.

About the domain :

Yves Leccia and his partner Sandrine run a vineyard located mainly on the E Croce and Partinelone plots. The land is ploughed and tilled, and organic fertilizers are used. In recent years, the estate has innovated with new wines such as O Bà, Biancu Marinu and L'Altru Biancu. These carefully-crafted wines remain good ambassadors for Corsican vineyards, but care must be taken not to erase too much of their individuality: some of the wines, more formatted than in the past, give pride of place to technicality.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 13 reviews

Note and review by M. REMY G. Published on 07/04/2020

2 bottles opened, one of which was unfortunately corked, which is why I put 4 instead of 5, because otherwise the bottle drunk was a very high quality wine, a true gourmet white that went wonderfully well with a codfish back.