Domaine Comte Abbatucci - Diplomate d'Empire 2023
94/100
James Suckling
"A collector's item not to be missed!"
The diplomat is adorned with a clear, brilliant robe with green and light golden highlights. The nose reveals aromas of white and yellow flowers (chamomile, broom, and lemon blossom), followed by fruity scents (peaches, mirabelle plums, and ripe melons). The attack is lively and frank, well-balanced with a full and silky texture. This intense wine coats the palate with its aromas of ripe, sweet yellow fruit, spicy notes, and subtle peppery bitterness. Beautiful freshness, harmonious balance, and a persistent finish, with mineral notes and lovely salinity. • Limited quantities!
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Eye
Clear, bright color with green and light golden highlights
Nose
Aromas of white and yellow flowers (chamomile, broom, and lemon blossom), followed by fruity scents (peaches, mirabelle plums, and ripe melons).
Mouth
A lively and straightforward attack, well balanced with a full and silky texture. This intense wine coats the palate with its aromas of ripe, sweet yellow fruit, spicy notes, and subtle peppery bitterness. Beautiful freshness, harmonious balance, and a lingering finish with mineral notes and lovely salinity.
Serve
In a decanter at 12°C
Open
1 to 2 hours before
Drink before
2033
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy on its own for pleasure or with lobster, a selection of fine fish in sauce or simply grilled, white meats, and dry goat's 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
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 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.
James Suckling
Wine rating (2023 guide) 94/100 (2021 vintage)
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