The Domaine Campu Vecchiu of Vin de Corse of Corsica

Domaine Campu Vecchiu - Rosé
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 20 of the estates of Corsica.
It is located in Vin de Corse in the region of Corsica

The Domaine Campu Vecchiu is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Vin de Corse to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Domaine Campu Vecchiu wines

Looking for the best Domaine Campu Vecchiu wines in Vin de Corse among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Campu Vecchiu 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 Domaine Campu Vecchiu wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Domaine Campu Vecchiu

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Domaine Campu Vecchiu

How Domaine Campu Vecchiu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Domaine Campu Vecchiu

On the nose the pink wine of Domaine Campu Vecchiu. often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Domaine Campu Vecchiu

  • 2018With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Domaine Campu Vecchiu.

  • Nielluccio
  • Sciacarello

Discovering the wine region of Vin de Corse

Vin de Corse (or simply "Corsica") is the Generic name for Corsica, an island located in the Mediterranean between France and Italy. Although much closer to the Italian coast - and separated from Sardinia only by the narrow Strait of Bonifacio - the island has been under French rule since 1769. The Vin de Corse appellation includes several sub-regions, corresponding to five major wine-producing areas of Corsica: Porto-Vecchio, Figari, Sartene, Calvi and Cap Corse. The other places, Patrimonio and Ajaccio, are also Part of the general catchment area of Vin de Corse, but have their own appellations since 1968 and 1984 respectively.

Vin de Corse wines are red, white and rosé, with the dominant colour being pink (as is the case in the closest continental wine region to Corsica, Provence). About half of the wine is rosé, a third is red and the rest is white, including a small amount of Sweet Vin Doux Naturel produced under the name Muscat du Cap Corse. The main Grape varieties used in the reds and rosés are Grenache, Sangiovese (known here as Nielluccio) and Sciaccarello. They are reinforced by the traditional Corsican varieties Aleatico, Barbarossa, CarcajoloNero and Minustello (Graciano) as well as Mourvedre, Cinsaut and Carignan from the South of France.

The top red wines of Domaine Campu Vecchiu

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Domaine Campu Vecchiu

How Domaine Campu Vecchiu wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), lamb marinated in white wine or pasta shells.

The best vintages in the red wines of Domaine Campu Vecchiu

  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Domaine Campu Vecchiu.

  • Grenache
  • Shiraz/Syrah

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.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Domaine Campu Vecchiu

Planning a wine route in the of Vin de Corse? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Campu Vecchiu.

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. 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. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

News about Domaine Campu Vecchiu 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 ...

Port Ellen and Brora casks to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Part of the auction house’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the sale runs until next Tuesday, 14 June, and also includes one-off collaborations with artist Ini Archibong and photographer Trey Ratcliff. The two refill American oak hogshead casks, supplied from Diageo’s Casks of Distinction VIP private cask purchase programme, both have pre-sale estimates of £700,000-1.2m. The Port Ellen cask was filled on 15 February 1979, has a current strength of 52.9% abv and is estimated to hold 102 bottles. T ...

Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2020: report and top-scoring wines

Tasting the 2020 Côte-Rôties reminded me of the 2016s – while some are on the light side, the wines are ripe with a fine tannic frame. They are noticeably more slender and less potent than the previous few vintages and will drink well straight away. Scroll down for tasting notes and scores for the Côte-Rôtie & Condrieu 2020 top-scoring wines {"content":"PHA+U3TDqXBoYW5lIE9naWVyIGJlbGlldmVzIHRoZSBjb29sIG5pZ2h0cyB3ZXJlIGFuIGltcG9ydGFudCBmYWN0b3IgaW4gdGhlIGZyZXNoZXIgc3R5bGUgb2Ygd ...

The word of the wine: Carbonic maceration

Fermentation of whole grapes in a carbon dioxide-saturated atmosphere. This type of fermentation produces very aromatic and flattering wines.

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