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Delicious, tasty and meticulously made organic white wine.
Production
The vineyards are situated in the heart of the Corse Sartène appellation in the south of Corsica on slopes just inland from the coast which benefit from cooling sea breezes and a cooler mountain climate, preserving the freshness of the Vermentino. The soil is granitic and the vines are tended manually and organically. A basket press is used to produce the juice and the fermentation is controlled at a temperature of 16-18°C lasting for just over two weeks.
Domaine Fiumicicoli Blanc, Corse Sartène [Organic] 2024 (6 bottles case)
Vivino ratings
Tasting notes
Typically fresh and aromatic Vermentino with scents of fennel, slight herbal notes and lemon balm. Elegant and very pure ripe fruit with a wonderful balance and minerality followed by a pleasingly pithy finish which is long and fresh. Savoury, flavoursome and very satisfying.
Food match
Grilled fish, shellfish, grilled chicken harissa, spring vegetable risotto.
Info
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ABV
12.5%
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CASE/BOTTLE SIZE
6 x 75cl
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REGION/COUNTRY
CORSICA, FRANCE
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GRAPE
VERMENTINO 100%
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FEATURES
VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, ORGANIC, SUSTAINABLE
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CLOSURE
CORK
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WINEMAKER
SIMON ANDREANI
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APPELLATION
CORSE SARTÈNE
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ALLERGEN INFO
CONTAINS SULPHITES AND NO OTHER ALLERGENS
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Meet the producer
Domaine Fiumicicoli (pronounced phew-me-chikoli) lies at the heart of Corse Sartène, considered to be one of the best of Corsica's nine appellations and close to where the 13th century, Pisan-style bridge, Pont de Spina Cavallu (pictured on their wine labels), spans the river Rizzanesse. The domaine’s vineyards rise up from the slopes of the river on arenaceous and granitic soils, ideally suited to growing the traditional Corsican grape varieties of Sciacarello (from which the domaine makes its rosés), Vermentino (for its whites) and Nielluccio (for its reds, usually blended with a little Syrah).
Temperatures are slightly cooler in this mountainous south-western corner of the island, and the proximity to the sea provides a further cooling influence. The 75 hectare estate was founded by former mathematics professor Félix Andreani in 1964, and it is now run by his son Simon using organic principles. Cool and drying winds - the Mistral, Libecciu, Tramontane, Gregale and Sirocco – blow through the vineyards, playing a regulating and purifying role that enables Félix and Simon to farm without resorting to herbicides and pesticides. Domaine Fiumicicoli makes elegant, aromatic white and rosé wines, a characterful red wine, and it specialises in a unique red dessert wine made from the native Corsican Muscateddu grape.
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