Domaine Sant Armettu - The Hermit of Sant Armettu 2022
Domaine Sant Armettu is located in Propriano, in southern Corsica . It was founded in 1964 by Lucien Seroin and his son Paul. The estate takes its name from the Saint Hermit, who according to legend healed with plants. The story of this Saint Hermit deeply inspired Gilles Seroin , 4th generation of winemakers in his family. In 1996, succeeding Paul, his father, he was able to develop his heritage by exploiting the full potential of his vineyard located between sea and mountains. Today, the estate has 40 hectares of vines, representing island grape varieties such as Rimenese, Genovese, Biancu Ghjentile, Minustellu, and Aleaticu. Some of the plots are certified organic, the rest are still in conversion . For more than 10 years, Domaine Sant Armettu has also produced olive oil.
L'Ermite de Sant Armettu is made from Sciccarellu grapes from a plot selection on the granite sands of the Tizzano hillsides planted in 1973. The harvest is destemmed, sorted and then put into pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation is carried out in tuns and some punching down and pumping over are carried out during vinification. The wine is aged for 9 months in tuns and 9 months in vats .
Grape variety: 100% Sciaccarellu