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Nicolas Mariotti-Bindi - Cantina di Torra rouge 2020

Name: Nicolas Mariotti-Bindi - Cantina di Torra Red 2020
Brand: Nicolas Mariotti-Bindi
Rating: 3.1 (7 reviews)

Patrimonio|Red wine|Organic

3.1/5 (7 customers)

92/100

RVF

(2019 Vintage Notes)

niellucio

foodie

tart fruits

A delicious wine with aromas of tart red berries, featuring a soft, fresh, juicy, and crisp attack, resulting in a rich, fruit-forward, and easy-to-drink wine. Nielluciu is simply irresistible!

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Estate

Nicolas Mariotti-Bindi

Vintage

Cantina di Torra

Vintage

2020

Designation

Patrimonio

Region

Corsica

Grape Varieties

100% Niellucciu

Regions

Carcu: a group of plots on clay-limestone hillsides

Viticulture

Certified Organic

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Destemming, 48-hour cold pre-fermentation maceration in concrete tanks, natural fermentation, light daily pumping over, no extraction to preserve the fruit aromas and finesse

Livestock Farming

6 months in concrete tanks, with light filtration without fining prior to bottling

Alcohol content

13,3%

Organic

Yes

Eye

Light Ruby

Nose

With tart red berries

Palate

Tender and fresh, juicy and crisp, a lovely red fruit

Serve

At 15-16°C

Open

Pour into a carafe 30 minutes before

Drink before

2025

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with Corsican cold cuts or cheeses...

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Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

This talented winemaker has generated a great deal of enthusiasm among wine lovers, but we don’t always understand why when tasting his wines. Many seem too heavy or lack purity and finesse despite their substantial body. Every now and then, a dazzling wine restores our confidence—most often a white.

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Wine rated (2021 guide) 92/100 (2019 vintage)

Rated Estate (2021 Guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)

About the estate:

After working as a vineyard manager at the Leccia estate, Nicolas Mariotti Bindi took over an old, abandoned winery on the road to Oletta in 2015. He worked tirelessly to restore this facility, which allows him to better manage his production and work using gravity. The vineyard is certified organic, and the soil is cultivated according to best practices. Wine production takes place in stainless steel tanks and 16-hectoliter cement eggs. These authentic wines, always full-bodied and velvety, offer a great frankness of flavor and are delicious when young, but also age well. Their high quality and unfailing consistency have earned the estate its second star this year.

Customer Rating

3.1/5

based on 7 reviews

Review by Mr. GILLES D. Published on February 12, 2022

I was expecting a typical Nielluciu wine—full of character, full-bodied… but I was sorely mistaken! In fact, the Cantina is a simple, very “natural” wine, lacking any real tannic structure or body. It exhibits a pronounced intensity of black berries enhanced by acidity, with notes of spices and olives, as well as a slight earthy quality. The finish is refreshing, tinged with a hint of bitterness. To put it mildly, this wine—which is pleasant enough on its own but overpriced—failed to impress the guests gathered for a cocktail dinner featuring wood-fired pizzas topped with brousse cheese and figatelli, accompanied by plates of traditional Corsican charcuterie. Fortunately, some friends had a bottle of U. Murtone on hand, as well as some Clos Alivu—undoubtedly more authentic. Rating: 2.7.