Discover New (To You) Grapes In Corsican Wine

If you keep track of the grapes you've tried, you should look into wines from Corsica. You're just about guaranteed to find a grape you have yet to try. You'll probably find a few you've never even heard of before.

Clos Venturi is Corsican, and their 2021 Le Clos Rouge is made from 50% Nielluccio, 40% Sciaccarellu, and 10% Carcaghjolu grapes. See? I told you.

Jean-Marc Venturi and his son Emmanuel make the wine on this French island, which is closer to Italy than France. The Mediterranean isle has been under French rule since the 18th century.

The grapes grow in sandstone soil on vines which are 30 years old. The estate in central Corsica is organic and biodynamic. The wine was fermented in oak casks and aged in oak for a year, more or less. Alcohol sits at 13.5% abv and the wine retails for around $40.

This wine is a medium-dark red with good clarity. The nose brings a boatload of cherry, black cherry, and plum aromas, with herbal notes and a faint trace of barnyard. The palate is all about the red fruit. Tannins are healthy, acidity is fresh. 

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