Domaine Antoine Arena - Morta Maïo 2009

“A meticulous winemaker and the leader of Patrimonio, Antoine Arena is convinced that the identity of Corsican wines depends on sound viticulture—particularly through soil management—as well as on winemaking that is as natural as possible. This noble cause also takes into account—and this is essential—the potential of indigenous grape varieties on selected terroirs, which allows for the production of a whole range of distinctive wines, from the famous Carco to Grotte di Sol, and the most recent, Morta Maïo. While the estate may have experienced, in certain vintages, a tendency toward overripeness (with “dry” whites that had high residual sugar levels) and excessive power in the reds, the most recent vintages have achieved a more accurate and precise balance and finesse in extraction. Today, under the leadership of Antoine’s sons, Jean-Baptiste and Antoine-Marie, the estate is experiencing a new wave of momentum, driven in particular by a desire to develop oak-aged wines. An estate that has never stood still!”