Domaine Comte Abbatucci - IGP Ile de Beauté Faustine Vieilles Vignes rouge 2025
91/100
RVF
“The estate’s signature wine—enjoy it now or let it age!”
Faustine Rouge is fresh and easy to drink, revealing red and dark berries dominated by aromas of wild berries, with subtle hints of pepper and spices. The wine is carried by beautiful, supple, and crisp tannins and a lovely, intense fruity finish. A must-try!
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Eye
Cherry red with ruby highlights
Nose
Complex, with red and dark berries dominated by aromas of wild berries (myrtle) and Mediterranean scrub, along with subtle notes of pepper and spices
Palate
The palate echoes the beautiful array of aromas detected on the nose, with lovely, fine, silky tannins and a lovely, intense, fruity finish
Serve
At 14-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2031
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy it with grilled lamb, cold cuts, Corsican cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide): 4 stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)
About the estate:
In this historic heartland of the Ajaccio vineyards—where the unique collection of old local white grape varieties has highlighted the moral and cultural imperative to diversify the grape varieties across all of Corsica—Jean-Charles Abbatucci practices impeccable viticulture with infectious generosity. The recent vintages possess the suppleness, naturalness, and smoothness expected of them, and have made significant strides in consistency thanks to the close collaboration between the owner and a remarkable consulting oenologist, Emmanuel Gagnepain. The Faustine cuvée shines with pure finesse, and the grand cuvées—Collection, Ministre, Général, and Diplomate—offer the refined complexity of their pioneering blend. New cuvées—Monte-Bianco, Alte-Rosso, and Valle-di-Nero—are beginning to be produced, but the estate did not send them for tasting. That will be for next year.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 91/100 (2024 vintage)
Rated estate (2023 guide) 3*Stars (These represent the pinnacle of French winemaking. The finest terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical experience)
About the estate:
The history of this estate began in the 20th century with a visionary, Antoine Abbatucci, the founder of this vineyard nursery, a true repository of native Corsican grape varieties. Jean-Charles Abbatucci, Antoine’s son, has taken the estate to the next level (mass selections, rigorous biodynamic practices, 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, body, or texture: the wines are smooth and refined, thanks to the rejection of excessive intervention, and the aging process has been refined through the use of large oak casks and concrete eggs.
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