The Domaine Gentile is one of the world's great estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Corsica to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Domaine Gentile wines in Corsica among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Domaine Gentile 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 Gentile wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Domaine Gentile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of royal couscous or grandma's cherry clafoutis.
Mediterranean island wine region with a triple native face, ~8,000 ha. Niellucciu signature (cousin of Sangiovese) dominates Patrimonio: structured reds with signature notes of black cherry, garrigue, maquis, spices and leather, firm tannins and sun-drenched mouth. Sciaccarellu (min. 60% in Ajaccio) lighter and peppery (strawberry, wild herbs).
Star Vermentinu white, aromatic and saline (citrus, flowers, almond, iodine). Sweet Muscat du Cap Corse VDN. Maritime climate, unique identity.
How Domaine Gentile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or veal such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, pasta with zucchini or guinea fowl with olives.
Structured and elegant reds with a deep ruby colour, firm tannins and lively acidity, on aromas of cherry, plum, garrigue, Mediterranean herbs (myrtle, rosemary), spices and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Patrimonio AOC on the clay-limestone marls of northern Corsica, a pillar of Ajaccio AOC and the island's reds. Genetically identical to Tuscan Sangiovese, brought to Corsica in the 18th century by the Genoese.
How Domaine Gentile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the red wine of Domaine Gentile. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, cheese or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.
Wine without finesse with rough tannins.
How Domaine Gentile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food or sweet desserts such as recipes of stuffed round zucchini or tiramisu (original recipe).
Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.
How Domaine Gentile wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
This is the evacuation of the deposit formed by the yeasts during the second fermentation in the bottle, by opening the bottle. The missing volume is completed with the liqueur de dosage - a mixture of wine and cane sugar - before the final cork is placed. For some years now, some producers have been replacing this sugar with rectified concentrated musts (concentrated grape juice) which give excellent results. A too recent dosage (less than three months) harms the gustatory harmony of the champagne.
Planning a wine route in the of Corsica? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Domaine Gentile.
Aromatic, refined whites with a fragrant palate and preserved acidity, showing intense, signature muscat aromas of rose, orange blossom, citrus, exotic fruits (lychee, mango), fresh grape and honey. Made as crisp dry, sparkling (Asti DOCG) and great naturally sweet wines (Beaumes-de-Venise AOC, Muscat de Rivesaltes AOC, Frontignan AOC, Lunel AOC, Samos PDO). Ancient Mediterranean variety, one of the oldest cultivated worldwide, ancestor of many muscats.
