Yves Leccia - Patrimonio rouge 2016

Name: Yves Leccia - Patrimonio rouge 2016
Brand: Domaine d'E Croce Yves Leccia
Rating: 4 (22 reviews)

Patrimonio|Red wine

Corsica

Red

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4/5 (22 customers)

17,5/20

RVF

"Let's salute the aromatic complexity of this red, with its smoky notes, tapenade and aromatic flavors. Very well balanced, it offers mellow, fresh flavors of great intensity." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2019 - RVF) Great Corsican wine!

Features

Estate

Domaine d'E Croce Yves Leccia

Vintage

2016

Designation

Patrimonio

Region

Corsica

Grape varieties

90% Nielluciu, 10% Grenache

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soil on a schist bedrock at the foot of the mountain range that extends the Cap Corse.

Viticulture

Conversion to organic farming

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Total destemming. Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats at 25-30°C for 15 days. Daily pumping-over.

Breeding

18 months in stainless steel tanks

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Dense ruby red

Nose

Fine and precise. Aromas of red and black berry fruits: blackcurrant, blackberry. Slight notes of cocoa, leather and spices.

Mouth

Supple and greedy. Well-structured, harmonious and elegant. Notes of red fruit, licorice and violets. Fine, smooth tannins.

Serve

Decant at 16-18°C

Open

2 hours before

Drink from

2019

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with red meats, game, stews...

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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

Rated wine (2019 guide) 17.5/20 + Favorite (Grand vin)

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 aromatic complexity of this red, with its smoky notes, tapenade and aromatic flavors, is to be commended. Very well-balanced, it offers mellow, fresh flavors of great intensity.

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

4/5

out of 22 reviews

Note and review by M. LAURENT T. Published on 21/12/2019

A powerful wine with good roundness and notes of red fruit, not to say black fruit (blackberries). Excellent