Appellation: Patrimonio (Corsica region)
 
Colour/Style: Red
 
Soil: Clay and limestone (Carcu area North-East facing)
 
Grapes: Niellucciu (90%) aka. Sangiovese, Sciaccarellu (10%)
 
Farming: Organic certified
 
Aromatics: Fresh and vibrant nose, with beautiful notes of ripe red and black berries. Peperry and subtle herbal notes. 
 
Palate: Charming medium bodied wine, with plenty of red & black fruit and liveliness on the palate. The texture is savory yet elegant with very fine tannins.
 
About the wine: Albore means dawn in Corsican. Hand harvest, part whole bunch vinification with cold pre-fermentation. Fermentation with indigenous yeast, maceration with gentle daily pumping over. Aging in tanks for about 6 months, bottled without fining or filtration. Only a small amount of So2 is used at bottling and appears on the label. This is a very elegant and pure Corsican wine, which we highly recommend to try!  
 
When to drink: Ready to drink now, potential for aging 6 to 8 years.
 
Service: 14 degrees. We recommend decanting this wine for 30 min.
 
Food match: A charcuterie platter, a steak frites, a pizza or a selection of fresh soft and hard cheese.