Domaine Comte Abbatucci - Cuvée Collection Diplomate d'Empire 2016
17,5/20
RVF
"More spicy, sprinkled with notes of citrus and acacia, Diplomate d'Empire is built with more tension, supported by noble bitter notes. Its expressive, salty finish is bursting with energy." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2019 - RVF) A collector's item not to be missed! ( Very limited quantities)
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Eye
Pale yellow dress
Nose
Reveals ripe yellow fruits, exotic fruits, and evokes a burst of scents from the maquis.
Mouth
The natural freshness of this wine gives it great power and length on the palate.
Serve
Decant at 12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy on its own for pleasure or with a selection of fine fish in sauce or simply grilled, white meats, and dry goat cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide) 4 stars (Producers of very high quality, those who are the pride of French vineyards)
About the estate:
In this historic wine-growing region of Ajaccio, whose unique collection of old local white grape varieties has raised awareness of the moral and cultural obligation to diversify the grape varieties grown throughout Corsica, Jean-Charles Abbatucci practices impeccable viticulture with contagious generosity. The recent wines have the suppleness, naturalness, and smoothness one would expect of them, and have made significant progress in terms of consistency thanks to the collaboration between the owner and a remarkable consultant oenologist, Emmanuel Gagnepain. The Faustine cuvée shines with its pure finesse, while the great collection cuvées, Ministre, Général and Diplomate, offer the refined complexity of their pioneering grape varieties. New cuvées, Monte-Bianco, Alte-Rosso and Valle-di-Nero, are beginning to be produced, but the estate has not sent them for tasting. That will be for next year.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2019 guide) 17,5/20 (Great wine)
Rated estate (2023 guide) 3 stars (These represent the excellence of French vineyards. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment.)
About wine:
More spicy, sprinkled with notes of citrus and acacia, Diplomate d'Empire is constructed with more tension, supported by noble bitter notes. Its expressive, salty finish is bursting with energy.
About the estate:
The history of this estate began in the 20th century with a visionary, Antoine Abbatucci, the founder of this wine nursery, a veritable conservatory of native Corsican grape varieties. Jean-Charles Abbatucci, Antoine's son, took the estate to a higher level (massal selections, demanding biodynamics, rootstocks adapted to the soil and climate, etc.). The entry-level wines are remarkable; in the magnificent blends, each grape variety contributes its own aromas, freshness, substance, or consistency. The wines are easy to drink and refined, thanks to the refusal to intervene excessively, and the aging process has been refined through the use of large oak casks and concrete eggs.
Customer rating
5/5
based on 2 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. FREDERIC C. Published on February 3, 2020
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Note and opinion by Mr. HUGUES C. Published on 06/10/2019
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