Vin de Corse Porto Vecchio: Domaine de Torraccia: Cuvee Oriu 2005
Description
“A rare ‘vin de garde’ from Corsica. This well-coloured red comes from the south of the island. Lovely dense fruit flavours with a slightly smoky, sweet-tobacco complexity.” Tom Stevenson – The New Sotherby’s Wine Encyclopedia
This is an organic wine- Style: Red Wine, Dry (Sec), Full-bodied
- Region: Corsica,
- Producer: Christian Imbert
- Vintage: 2005
- Grape variety (Cépage): Nielluccio, Sciacarello
- Wine pairing - drink with: Beef, Charcuterie, Pork, Lamb
- Cellarage: An impressive wine in youth but will benefit from additional bottle age (up to 7 years).
- Vinification: The wine is made from grapes produced using organic viticultural practices and a minimum of chemicals during winemaking. The wine undergoes a traditional élévage in large cement vats.
- Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 13%
- Full Tasting Notes (PDF): Download
Vin de Corse Porto Vecchio: Domaine de Torraccia: Cuvée Oriu 2005
The Imberts’ flagship wine is this ‘Cuvée Oriu’ (named after a cache of treasure or guns) comes from a blend of 80% Nielluccio and 20% Sciacarello and is a dense, dark Vin de Garde, that comes into its own with about 5 years bottle-age and deserves to be decanted before serving.
What others think of this wine...
Sarah McCleery in The Oxford Times says:The Cuvée Oriu Red 2005 is Torraccia’s top wine (£22.50 www.yapp.co.uk) and, unlike the previous red, it is composed solely of Niellucciu (80 per cent) and Sciccarellu (20 per cent). A little like the white, it has a fabulous mineral quality to the fruit and a vibrancy that is in short supply in so many red wines being imported today. Deliciously concentrated and spicy, it is a wine that I can guarantee will be awarded a slot in my 1.5m² wine cellar . . . when it is finally finished.
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