Description
Comte Abbatucci’s Monte Bianco is one of Corsica’s finest red wines, made from 100% Sciacarellu. With a deep black cherry colour and ruby highlights, the powerful nose evokes a hint of tangy red fruits (redcurrant and blackcurrant). There are also some floral notes. This wine is subtly oaked, slightly smoky and displays the estate’s characteristic mineral notes. The palate exhibits admirable natural refinement, the delicate tannins are very elegant and the finish is long and highly complex. What a wine!
In the vineyard, in the cellar
- Grape varieties: 100% Sciaccarello
- Terroir: Granitic sand
- Exposure: North
- Farming method: Biodynamic with influences from phytotherapy practices. Ploughing by horse and control of winter grass growth thanks to our flock of sheep.
- Harvest: Hand-picked into small-capacity trailers to preserve the grapes. Systematic sorting of the harvest in the vineyard and in the cellar.
- Vinification: Grapes received by gravity, uncrushed. Vinification in temperature-controlled concrete vats and truncated-cone casks. Maceration for several weeks, alternating between punching down and pumping over.
- Ageing: Aged in 600-litre casks and demi-muids for 12 months, followed by several months in stainless steel vats. Light filtration if necessary prior to bottling. Aged in bottle for a minimum of 6 months.
What to eat with a Comte Abbatucci Monte Bianco?
FOOD & WINE PAIRINGS
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- Leg of lamb
- Rabbit stew
- Game
- Pan-fried porcini mushrooms
