The Winery Clos Sonnenta of Corsica

Winery Clos Sonnenta - Corse
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 309 of the estates of Corsica.
It is located in Corsica

The Winery Clos Sonnenta is one of the best wineries to follow in Corse.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Corsica to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Clos Sonnenta wines

Looking for the best Winery Clos Sonnenta wines in Corsica among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Clos Sonnenta wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Clos Sonnenta wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Clos Sonnenta

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Clos Sonnenta

How Winery Clos Sonnenta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Clos Sonnenta

  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Clos Sonnenta.

  • Cinsault
  • Vermentino

Discovering the wine region of Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, located between the southeast coast of Provence and the west coast of Tuscany. Although it is closer to Italy, Corsica has been under French rule since 1769 and is one of the 26 regions of France. The island's Italian origins are evident in its wines, which are mainly made from the classic Italian Grapes Vermentino and Sangiovese (known here as Rolle and Nielluccio respectively). Despite its remoteness, Corsican winemakers have amassed an impressive and diverse portfolio of grape varieties - there are very few places on earth where Pinot Noir, Tempranillo and Barbarossa grow side by side.

More than 40 of them, mostly of Spanish, Italian and French origin, are allowed to be used in quality wines. Despite this wonderful diversity, most of them are only used in IGP wines; only a small handful of varieties are used in Corsican AOC wines (see French wine labels). Just as Corsica's Italian history is evident in the local wines, so is the French connection. The classic grape varieties of southern France are all present here to some extent; Grenache is a main ingredient in many Corsican red wines, and Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsaut and Carignan all play a supporting role.

The top red wines of Winery Clos Sonnenta

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Clos Sonnenta

How Winery Clos Sonnenta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Discover the grape variety: Nielluccio

The black Nielluccio is a grape variety originating from Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. The black Nielluccio can be found in several vineyards: Provence & Corsica, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top pink wines of Winery Clos Sonnenta

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Clos Sonnenta

How Winery Clos Sonnenta wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of cataplana with seafood, mathieu's lamb tagine or mediterranean lamb necklace.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Clos Sonnenta.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Vermentino
  • Nielluccio

The word of the wine: Fumet

Older synonym for bouquet.

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Discover the grape variety: Vermentino

The vermentino grape variety was widespread in Italy, Sardinia and Corsica. Today, Vermentino is grown in the regions bordering the Mediterranean, mainly in Provence (Côtes de Provence, Bellet), Corsica (Corse Calvi), Languedoc (Côtes du Roussillon, Costières de Nîmes) and the Rhône Valley (Côtes du Luberon). Because it ripens late, Vermentino requires a warm climate for its development and can only be grown in regions with good sun exposure. Conversely, cold or temperate climates do not allow it to ripen properly. Vermentino is only susceptible to powdery mildew. When vinified on its own, Vermentino produces a single-variety dry white wine that is light and full-bodied with a pale yellow color. It can also be blended with other grape varieties such as Ugni Blanc, Cinsault and Grenache, in which case its low acidity makes it light and fresh. Vermentino belongs to the grape varieties of Ajaccio, Corsica and Corbières. The aromas released by this variety are multiple. One can detect notes of fresh apple, green almond, sweet spices, hawthorn, ripe pear and fresh pineapple.

News about Winery Clos Sonnenta and wines from the region

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

Andrew Jefford: ‘Arresting and generous, but without vulgarity or excess’

Layers of colour in the sky before me: indigo, peach, salmon. In the rear-view mirror, the gold was catching fire. As I drove down through the lonely, Mistral-chilled vines of Babeau-Bouldoux towards nearby St-Chinian, I was thinking about what Christine Deleuze of Clos Bagatelle had just said. ‘When you came to visit 10 years ago,’ she reminded me, ‘you said we needed to wait another decade for a market breakthrough. Today you’ve said we need to wait another decade or two. So when, exactly, wil ...

The word of the wine: Fumet

Older synonym for bouquet.

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