Domaine Yves Leccia - Ile de Beauté - Rouge - 2021

Wine:

The 2021 red Ile de Beauté wine opens with a very ripe nose of pit fruits, with a smoky touch. The full-bodied palate is built around very delicate tannins, with a nice bite, but also with a certain depth. It is a wine that is still very young and has an aging potential of 5 to 8 years. It will pair beautifully with a pork chop or a grilled meat. Rated 92+/100 by our Selection Committee.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, grape sorting, maceration, fermentation and aging for 12 months in stainless steel tanks.

Organic wine, certified.

Color:

Dark red with some carmine highlights.

Nose:

Ripe and very clean with smoky and pit fruit notes.

Palate:

Fresh and full-bodied, this wine has a texture somewhere between silk and velvet, supported by very delicate tannins, and offers a very pleasant palate.

Temperature:

Serve between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Grilled meats, pork, veal chop, roasted Bresse poultry.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2029

Yves Leccia is a renowned ambassador for Corsica and has been awarded a star in the RVF Guide. He is one of the best representatives of the island's terroir. Owning vines on sectors with incredible amounts of schist, called E Croce, this fierce defender of autochthonous grape varieties has 15 hectares of vines in Patrimonio, including the famous parcels of Partinelone, a south-western exposed hillside bathed in sea air.