This tasting took place on June 25, 2022 in Coti-Chiavari. For once, the club turned away from the Grands Crus Classés of Bordeaux to focus on the great red wines of Kallisté, the Island of Beauty.
Great Corsican wines are particularly difficult to source in older vintages and 2015 is no exception to the rule! It was therefore a real challenge to present the following precious bottles:
- Amphore, Clos Canarelli, Figari
- Chiesa Nera, Clos Venturi, Vin de Corse
- Clos Venturi, Domain Vico, Vin de Corse
- Cuvée Cardinal, Comte Peraldi, Ajaccio
- Kalliste, U Stiliccionu, Ajaccio
- Granit, Vaccelli, Ajaccio
- Grotte di Sole, J-B. Arena, Patrimonio
- Memoria, A-M. Arena, Patrimonio
- Monte Bianco, Abbatucci, Ajaccio
- Oriu, Domaine de Torraccia, Porto Vecchio
- Rouge, Clos Canarelli, Figari
- YL E Croce, Yves Leccia, Patrimonio
No wine from Calvi and Sartene could be presented and we will do better for the next vintages! The two “grand cru” appellations, Ajaccio and Patrimonio, are however well represented.
This blind tasting was won quite easily by Yves Canarelli’s Amphore, ahead of Jean Charles Abbatucci’s Monte Bianco. The Amphore cuvée is characterized by its great elegance and perfect balance while Monte Bianco stands out for its aromatic power and impressive length in the mouth. Overall, the wines of Ajaccio and Figari, which give pride of place to Sciaccarellu, the emblematic grape variety of these two appellations, are ahead of all other wines. The great wines of Patrimonio, using mainly the Nielluccio grape variety, will certainly benefit from being kept in the cellar for a few more years.
