GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Clos Canarelli
Region: Figari, Corsica, France
Appellation: Figari AOC
Type: Dry, rosé, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2022
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: Organic (certified since 2002) + Biodynamic (certified since 2006)
Grapes used: Sciaccarello (50%) + Grenache (20%) + Niellucciu (30%)
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2022
Winemaking details: biodynamic viticulture, indigeneous yeasts
Aging: not communicated
Sugar level: low (level of residual sugar not communicated)
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Salmon
- Intensity = Pale
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
- Aromas = light strawberry, currant, light cherry, blossom, spicy notes (hints of pepper), thyme
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = No
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Medium
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
- Flavour details = light strawberry, currant, light cherry, blossom, spicy notes (hints of pepper), thyme, mineral notes
- Other = Precise acidity + a light and very nice bitter note
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 3-5 years
- Will not gain much complexity from aging (made to drink young)
- Retail Price = 30 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = excellent
- Comparison with same price competition = very good
- Suitability for Diabetics = unknown (level of residual sugar not communicated)
- Service Temperature = around 10°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Corsican Lonzu (Lonzo), Aïoli (French Sauce made of Garlic, Olive Oil and Egg), Kalamata olives, Andalusian Gazpacho Soup, Avocado with Smoked Salmon, appetizers, king prawns, sushis, sea foods, grilled sea foods
- Comments = Here is a rosé that has everything of a gastronomic wine: finesse, delicacy, aromatic nuances, precision and a very good aroma-acidity balance. All with a deep and quite long finish on the fruit with delicate touches of spices and thyme. A very beautiful wine which is likely to change many preconceived ideas about rosé wines.
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
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