Domaine Comte Abbatucci - Monte Bianco 2023
96/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
96/100
James Suckling
94/100
Bettane & Desseauve
"A plot-based cuvee that expresses the specific characteristics of the terroir and of this Corsican grape variety".
Monte Bianco red comes from a plot selection specific to its terroir. The nose is powerful and intense, evoking aromas of strawberry and morello cherry, as well as plants from the Corsican maquis. On the palate, we find the same aromatic palette as on the nose. Slightly toasted and suave, its tannins are fine and silky, with a gourmet finish. - Limited quantities available!
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Eye
Light red with ruby highlights
Nose
Powerful and intense, evoking hints of red fruits, strawberries and morello cherries, as well as Corsican maquis plants (myrtle).
Mouth
Slightly toasted, suave and fruity, the aromatic palette described on the nose is repeated, with fine, silky tannins and a gourmet finish on notes of fresh red fruit.
Serve
À 14-16°
Open
1 hour in advance
Drink before
2033
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with grilled red mullet fillets with tapenade, Chicken Tikka Marsala, curries...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 94/100 (Vintage 2021)
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
In this historic landmark of Ajaccio vineyards, whose unique collection of old local white grape varieties has raised awareness of the moral and cultural obligation to diversify grape varieties throughout Corsica, Jean-Charles Abbatucci practices irreproachable viticulture with contagious generosity. The recent wines have the suppleness, naturalness and smoothness expected of them, and have clearly improved in consistency thanks to the complicity between the owner and a remarkable consultant oenologist, Emmanuel Gagnepain. Cuvée Faustine shines with pure finesse, while the grand cuvées Collection, Ministre, Général and Diplomate offer the refined complexity of their pioneering grape varieties. New cuvées, monte-bianco, alte-rosso, valle-di-nero, are starting to be produced, but the estate has not yet sent them out for tasting. That will be next year.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2024) 96/100 Favorite (vintage 2021)
Domaine rated (guide 2023) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the domain :
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 indigenous Corsican grape varieties. Jean-Charles Abbatucci, Antoine's son, has taken the estate to the next level (massal selections, demanding biodynamics, rootstocks adapted to soil and climate...). The wines are easy to digest and fine, thanks to the refusal of excessive interventionism, and the maturing process has been refined by the use of foudres and concrete eggs.
James Suckling
Wine rated (guide 2024) 96/100 (Vintage 2021)
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