Company Name:Uval : les Vignerons Corsicans

Vintage2010

Format750 ml

ColorRed

CategoryStill Wine

Country/RegionFrance , Corse

AppellationVin de pays de l'Île de Beauté

Type of vineBlend

ClassificationVin de pays

Rating(s)

Guide Hachette (-) : 2 GH2012

General

Tasting Notes (recommended):Seductive soft red colour, slightly spicy bouquet.fleshy and supple in the mouth with a pleasant southernxharacter.A good choice for white meat, poultry and pasta.

Vineyard

% of Grape / Cépage:60% Niellucciu 40% Merlot

Soil:Corsican Isula is produced from a selection of east-facing plots. The gravelley clay soil is what allow this Niellucciu to give the best of itself.60% Niellucciu, dark, black, as etymology suggests (Niello), known as Sangiovese.40% Merlot, the soil and climate in Corsica are what truly allowed this grape variety

Vinification (Wine-making)

Method:plot-by-plot selection, standard maceration, blending of several wines to obtain a compromise between strength, finesse and suppleness of tannins.