Domaine Vico - Clos Venturi - Red 2020
Le Clos Venturi is located in the town of Piedigriggio, in the center of Corsica . The domain is managed by Emmanuel Venturi . His father, a graduate in oenology, first took over the management of the Casinca cooperative on the eastern coast of Corsica. In the 1980s, he bought a magnificent domain in difficulty: the Domaine de Vico. Emmanuel's childhood and adolescence are punctuated by these two places. Emmanuel leaves to study on the continent (law studies, business school, DESS in sustainable tourism) but his love of the island of beauty brings him back to the family estate. It was then that his father told him about a project he had since acquiring the estate: the creation of Clos Venturi, an isolated enclosure with its own identity, a cooler climate with atypical soils. Le Clos Venturi, created in 2005, is a 28-hectare plot located on a sandstone hill dating from the Miocene, set on a magmatic zone. The median altitude of the vines culminates at 480 meters. Biodynamic viticulture of native grape varieties has been practiced for about ten years. The estate is certified organic , and in the process of converting to biodynamic certification. Emmanuel Venturi also has an activity as a beekeeper and breeder of sheep and hens by environmental conviction.
Clos Venturi Rouge is a blend of Niellucciu (50%), Sciaccarellu (40%) and Carcaghjolu Neru (10%) grown on sandstone with a south/south-east orientation. The manual harvest is partially destemmed. Fermentation takes place in 40 hectoliter barrels with indigenous yeasts. Maceration lasts 45 days at medium temperature, with daily manual punching down. Maturation lasts 14 to 18 months.
Grapes: 50% Niellucciu, 40% Sciaccarellu, 10% Carcaghjolu Neru