Domaine Antoine Arena - Morta Maïo 2009

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the estate:

“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 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, enabling the production of a whole range of cuvées with strong identities, 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 having high residual sugar levels) and excessive power in the reds, the most recent vintages have achieved a more balanced and refined extraction, with greater precision and accuracy. Today, under the leadership of Antoine’s sons, Jean-Baptiste and Antoine-Marie, the estate is experiencing a new wave of momentum, notably driven by a desire to develop oak-aged wines. An estate that has never stood still!”