Abbatucci | Corsica | Faustine Vielles Vignes, Rouge VdF | 2020 | 750ml | bio

Description

Product description for Abbatucci Faustine Vielles Vignes, Rouge VdF 2020 (bio)

Info

70% Sciaccarellu and 30% Niellucciu from various plots covering an area of around 18 hectares. The vineyard is characterized by granite and lies at an altitude of around 100 meters. The grapes are harvested with a yield of around 25 hl/ha. The wine is hand-picked in the morning, destemmed, and fermented spontaneously and slowly over 40 days. The wine then ages in stainless steel and concrete for 5 months. No fining, light filtration.

Colour

Bright, transparent cherry red with light and delicate violet reflections and a light rim.

Nose

2020 Faustine Rouge combines a rather unusual fruit composition. Totally exciting, but almost exemplary for its origin: Corsica. On the nose, strawberry and sweet cherry appear alongside barberry and dried cranberry. Elderberry and rosehip are the most dominant. The fruit appears delicately coated in yogurt. A hint of red pepper and some juniper provide both spice and ethereal notes. A touch of licorice and Mediterranean tones swirl in the background. Pine forests, rosemary, and thyme complete it.

Palate

The first sip seamlessly follows the impressions gained from the nose. The fruit is silky and cool. It has bite and benefits enormously from the stony, cool minerality that characterizes it. The acidity offers little to counteract this. The lactic notes disappear almost completely on the palate. Faustine Rouge is stimulating and wonderfully unexciting. White pepper leaves a distinct mark on the palate, with the Mediterranean spice providing a strong supportive effect.

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Producer website: https://domaine-abbatucci.com/