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2024 Clos Fornelli La Robe d'Ange AOP Corse

A 100% Sciaccarellu wine from meticulously farmed Corsican vineyards in a unique micro-climate that combines Mediterranean sun with cool air from the sea and nearby mountains. This traditional Corsican variety produces an elegant, light-bodied wine that is straightforward, juicy, and fresh with good tension. The wine displays vibrant, unpretentious character with seriousness that beautifully interprets the climate, culture and history of the island. Produced using low-intervention techniques, it reveals the characteristics of grape and place with fine, tightly woven tannins, bright acidity, and a long finish.
$36.00
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Specs

Type: Red
Grapes: Sciaccarellu
Winemaker: Josée Vanucci
Vintage: 2024

Geography

Country: France
Region: Corsica
Sub-region: Aleria
Vineyard: Clos Fornelli
 

Farming

Certified organic. Vineyards located on the eastern edge of Corsica overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea, planted in clay and alluvial soils from Bravone River deposits and gradual erosion of slate mountains. Not irrigated. Cordon de Royat pruning with elimination of secondary buds to prevent excessive growth. Leaf pulling to promote ripening and aerate clusters. Yields maintained under 45 hl/ha. Vines average 25 years old with some pushing 35 years.
 

Harvest

Grapes undergo partial destemming before processing; gravity-fed winemaking throughout; pneumatic press used for gentle extraction.
 

Fermentation

Spontaneous natural fermentations with indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and old concrete tanks; three weeks of maceration in concrete tanks.
 

Aging

Red wines aged in large oak barrels (none new) for six to ten months; wines also spend short time in vat before bottling; minimal sulfur additions; unfiltered; unoaked options available.