2023 Comte Abbatucci, Monte Bianco, VdF Grape_
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RondinellaIf you're not paying attention to Corsica yet, Jean Charles Abbatucci is the reason to start. He is the island's most committed voice for biodynamic farming and indigenous varieties grapes that exist nowhere else on earth and taste like nowhere else on earth. The Monte Bianco is 100% Sciaccarellu, grown on a north facing slope of white granite in the mountains above Ajaccio. That granite is the whole story. It gives the wine a smoky, peppery lift
it displays a firm
The final wine spends 18 months on its lees
expertly showcasing the diverse clay-limestone soils over Campanian chalk that yield a distinctively profound and authentic Blanc de Blancs
'Mon Village' stands as an homage to Girard's home village
this 100% Shiraz reflects a structural tension and acidity necessitated by the delayed physiological maturity of the fruit
low-intervention approach
defined by fine-grained tannins and a chiseled
offering a distinctive
delivers an incredible value we are here for every year
captures the spirit of these wines with his usual simple eloquence: “deliciousness with class
and – along with his partner
south-facing site