Corsican Clos Culombu Rosé 2010 is from Calvi in North West Corsica, it is from a winery founded by Paul Suzzoni in the mid 1980's and run by his brother Ettienne as is 95ha in size. Low intervention viticulture with few chemicals and weedkillers added, and low yields (by debudding and green harvesting) ensure good quality wine potential. The dominant grape here is Sangiovese ( a grape which one thinks of as an Italian variety.... well, Corsica is thought of as French/Italian)
This wine is a bright but very pale salmon and on the nose one immediately is struck by the red berry fruits interminglad with pink grapefruit and flowers, these are echoed on the palate and the length is good with a citric pith finish, the acidity is not high and the alcohol is merely 12.5% and well integrated. A fresh, clean wine of the easy drinking variety, though it would stand up to a risotto or simple chicken dishes. Sold by
The Wine Society at £12.50.
Score : 85
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