Yves Leccia - IGP Ile de Beauté YL rouge 2021

Name: Yves Leccia - IGP Ile de Beauté YL rouge 2021
Brand: Domaine d'E Croce Yves Leccia
Rating: 4.7 (6 reviews)

IGP Ile de Beauté|Red wine|Organic

Corsica

Red

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4.7/5 (6 customers)

90/100

RVF

(2020 Vintage ratings)

grenache

crunchy

red berries

red meat

leg of lamb

This superb wine from the Ile de Beauté reveals generous aromas of red berries (cherry, raspberry) supported by a delicate note of licorice. The palate is luscious and voluptuous, with supple tannins and a long finish. Gourmandise in a bottle!

Features

Estate

Domaine d'E Croce Yves Leccia

Cuvée

Vintage

2021

Designation

IGP Ile de Beauté

Region

Corsica

Grape varieties

80% Grenache, 20% Nielluciu

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soil on schist bedrock at the foot of the Cap Corse mountain range. Locality: Partinelone.

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

De-stemming and crushing. Maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats at 25-30°C for 12-15 days. Daily pumping-over for one hour. Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 18°C for 15-20 days. De-vatting and blending of free-run juice and press juice.

Breeding

12 months in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Black cherry red

Nose

Delicious aromas of red fruit, raspberry, cherry and a hint of liquorice

Mouth

Delicious, very tasty, full of voluptuousness, supple and long-lasting.

Serve

AT 15-16°C

Drink before

2026-2030

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with prime rib, leg of lamb, cheese platter...

Domain by E Croce Yves Leccia

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Domain rated (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

Rated wine (guide 2023) 90/100 (Vintage 2020)

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

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

4.7/5

on 6 reviews

Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 26/09/2023

A seductive PGI but hardly representative of Corsica's terroir. Powerful, sapid and gourmet on the palate, with a soft feel, full of luscious red fruit and abundant aromatics, complemented by a hint of licorice, all structured by round, silky tannins thanks to the pre-eminence of ripe, juicy Grenache. Conclusion: same aromatic intensity, with a slight alcoholic aftertaste that should disappear with time. To be enjoyed both in its youth, for the exuberance of its juice, and after a few years. Pair with Provençal-style headless larks served with fresh tagliatelle. Score of 3.8 because of its rather "full-bodied" price.