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Jeb Dunnuck
From 100% Vermentinu planted in 1982 on the Ponte-Leccia copper mine, on schist and basalt soils, the 2022 Corse A Mina is an auteur's wine, a wine of great style, deep, textured, and ultra-mineral. Vinified with a short maceration on the skins, then fermented and aged for 18 months in concrete eggs on fine lees, this A Mina is a great 2022. The nose is breathtaking in its complexity of fragrances and power (notes of candied yellow fruit, toasted bread, and white pepper). It's the same on the palate, with a very powerful, spherical, and deep texture. The balance is impeccable, the minerality striking, and the bitters saliva-indusing. We're approaching perfection. Still youthful, it will best from 2028 onward.
A fantastic, aromatic white grape that grows with great success in Sardinia, Tuscany and in lesser proportions on the island of Corsica. Somm Secret—Vermentino is thought to be genetically identical to Liguria’s Pigato grape and Peidmont’s Favorita. It comprises a large proportion of the whites in southern France where it is called Rolle.
A mountainous, Mediterranean island covered in vineyards, Corsica, while closer to Italy in proximity and history, is today under France's political jurisdiction. The island is home to a mix of Italian and French grapes, typically planted at high elevations. Niellucciu (Sangiovese), Sciacarellu (Mammolo), and Vermentino (Rolle) are the main grape varieties of Corsica, and account for about two thirds of all Corsican wines produced.