Domaine Comte Abbatucci - IGP Ile de Beauté Faustine Vieilles Vignes blanc 2025
91/100
RVF
"A white wine you could just eat!"
A pale yellow color with golden highlights precedes the fresh, aromatic nose of this lovely white wine, featuring notes of white flowers with a hint of anise. On the palate, it is rich and full-bodied, with a gradual evolution of flavors and aromas, accompanied by a hint of minerality on the finish...
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Eye
A pale yellow color with golden highlights
Nose
Fresh and aromatic, with notes of white flowers and a hint of anise
Palate
Rich, with a gradually unfolding aroma and a hint of minerality on the finish
Serve
At 8-10°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy as an aperitif, with fish or shellfish, or with cheese...
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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