The Winery Terra d'Ortolo of Corsica

Winery Terra d'Ortolo
The winery offers 2 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Corsica.
It is located in Corsica

The Winery Terra d'Ortolo is one of the world's great estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in of Corsica to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Terra d'Ortolo wines

Looking for the best Winery Terra d'Ortolo wines in Corsica among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Terra d'Ortolo 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 Terra d'Ortolo wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

How Winery Terra d'Ortolo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of roast beef in a crust, turnip confit with parma cheese or fondue franc comtoise digeste 100 % comté.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo.

  • Grenache
  • Merlot
  • Nielluccio
  • Sciacarello

Discovering the wine region of Corsica

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.

The top red wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

How Winery Terra d'Ortolo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of veal rouelle normande, aiguillette of duck with honey or tahitian style raw fish.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

  • 2020With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo.

  • Merlot
  • Nielluccio

Discover the grape variety: Nielluccio

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.

The top white wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

How Winery Terra d'Ortolo wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Terra d'Ortolo

  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5

The word of the wine: Melchior

Bottle with a capacity of 18 litres.

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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