Ile de Beauté is the evocative PGI title given to wines that come from Corsica. The island is located in the Mediterranean Sea between the southeast coast of Provence and the west coast of Tuscany. Although the island is closer to Italy, it has been under French rule since 1764 and is one of the 27 regions of France. Corsica's Italian heritage is reflected in the island's wines, which are made primarily from Sangiovese (known here as Nielluccio) and Vermentino.
The IGP Île de Beauté allows for a Long list of grape varieties, including a mix of traditional Corsican, Spanish, French and Italian varieties. There are very few other wine regions in the world where you can find Nielluccio, Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Barbarossa in the same Vineyard. Chardonnay, brought to Corsica by the French, is often blended with Vermentino in IGP wines. (See the wine lists in our database below for a larger picture).
wines from the region of Ile de Beaute go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of grandma melanie's cassoulet, milk-fed lamb sautéed with saffron and lemon or loubia.
On the nose in the region of Ile de Beaute often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cherry or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, microbio or peach. In the mouth in the region of Ile de Beaute is a with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
