The taste of the elements...
The town of Bonifacio on Corsica's southern edge
(Image credit: Getty Images / Balate Dorin)
Other than the island of Corsica, I barely knew where I was. A last-minute invite, a skimmed itinerary.
All I knew was: if you're invited to the Île de Beauté – in January or any time of year – you say yes.
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Shimmering deep gold in the glass. The nose is concentrated and lightly oxidative, showing preserved Meyer lemon, ripe pineapple and dessert almond. On the palate...
2023
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Clos CanarelliVin de France
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Pale gold with a green-tinged rim. The nose is refined and stony, showing wet stone, crushed gravel and delicate white flowers that lift gracefully alongside...
2022
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Domaine Castellu di BaricciCorse Sartène
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Bright straw-gold. Expressive nose of ripe pineapple and white peach, with subtle toasty oak. Barrel-fermented and aged six months on fine lees with batonnage; good...
2021
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Domaine de TorracciaCorse Porto-Vecchio
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Deep straw-gold. The nose bursts with ripe mandarin and lemon, backed by honeyed notes and toasted oak. Fresh yet textured palate with a rounded, silky...
2024
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Domaine de GranajoloCorse Porto-Vecchio
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Pale salmon with a faint copper blush. The nose displays vivid wild strawberry and crushed raspberry lifted by afternoon sea breeze, with a whisper of...
2023
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Domaine SolenzaraCorse Porto-Vecchio
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Salmon copper in the glass. An inviting, mineral-driven nose of zesty citrus, white peach and white nectarine with a delicate whisper of strawberry. Light and...
2024
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Domaine SaparaleCorse Sartène
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Deep ruby with violet edges, this Corsican red opens with a seductive and complex nose of wild dark cherry, anise and iodine layered with Chinese...
2023
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Domaine AndriellaCorse
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Luminous, pale ruby with a translucent, almost weightless presence in the glass. The nose opens with pomegranate and ripe cranberry, lifted by a whisper of...
2020
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Domaine de TanellaCorse Figari
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India ink and brooding, this is a rare encounter with Carcaghjolu Neru, a grape that exists only in Corsica and announces itself with authority. Concentrated...
2022
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Domaine de Piscia FinidoriCorse Figari
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Deep ruby-garnet in the glass, this wine from the sun-bleached limestone cliffs of Bonifacio announces itself with a richly aromatic nose of wild blackberry, sun-dried...
2023
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Buzzo BunifazziuIle de Beauté
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Deep ruby in colour. A blend of three indigenous varieties, Sciaccarellu, Niellucciu and Minustellu, aged 18 months in large oak foudres, this opens with dark...
2022
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Famidda de Peretti della RoccaCorse Figari
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