Vin de Corse
The Vin de Corse wine-growing region is a regional appellation of the island of Corsica . Since April 2, 1976 (the decree was last revised on March 25, 1991) the area has the status of an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC for short). Approx. 65,000 hectoliters of wine are harvested on a vineyard area of approx. 1,456 hectares (as of 2015), including 36% red wine, 57% rosé and 8% white wine.
The climate in combination with the barren soils and the hillside location of the vineyards allows only a very limited yield and thus ensures a good quality of the berry material. The long-term mean is a very low yield of 42.07 hl / ha.
geography
The wine-growing area is spread over the entire island and has been divided more into sub-zones, in which the appellation regulations were somewhat more strictly regulated. These regions are:
- Coteaux du Cap Corse : the rugged rock peninsula north of Bastia . See 3a on the plan.
- Calvi : the region called Balagne between Calvi and the Désert des Agriates , sandy clay soils. See 3b on the plan.
- Sartène : around Sartène in the south-west of Corsica, clay and pebble soils. The zone includes the municipalities of Arbellara , Belvédère-Campomoro , Bilia , Fozzano , Granace , Grossa , Giuncheto , Loreto-di-Tallano , Mela , Olmeto , Olmiccia-di-Tallano , Propriano , Saint-Andréa-di-Tallano , Santa-Lucia -di-Tallano , Sartène, Sollacaro , Tivolaggio , Viggianello. See 3e on the plan.
- Figari : southern tip of Corsica. The zone includes the municipalities of Figari , Monacia-d'Auliène and Pianottoli-Caldarello . See 3d on the plan.
- Porto-Vecchio : Area around Porto-Vecchio, granite floors. The zone includes the municipalities of Bonifacio , Conca , Lecci , Porto-Vecchio , San-Gavino-di-Carbini , Sari-di-Porto-Vecchio , Sotta , Zonza . See 3c on the plan.
In addition, there are still areas in a total of 103 municipalities that are only allowed to market their wine under the name Vin de Corse, the general appellation.
The wines
- the red wines consist of at least 33% Sciaccarello and 33% Sangiovese (which is called Nielluccio here ). Another main variety is Grenache . The varieties Barbarossa , Cinsault , Mourvèdre , Syrah , Carignan and / or the white Vermentino variety are permitted as secondary varieties . The Most must before fermentation for at least 180 g / l sugar have. The dry red wine has an alcohol content of at least 11.5% by volume.
- the rosé wine is made from the same grape varieties as the red wine. Before fermentation, the must must have at least 170 g / l sugar. The dry rosé wine has an alcohol content of at least 11% by volume.
- the white wine is mainly made from the Vermentino grape variety, locally known as Vermentinu or Malvoisie de Corse . To max. 25% are the Ugni Blanc varieties and locally (in the Coteaux du Cap Corse zone) the autochthonous Codivarta variety . Before fermentation, the must must have at least 170 g / l sugar. The dry rosé wine has an alcohol content of at least 11% by volume.
The yield limit is 50 hl / ha for the regional appellation. In the sub-zones it is 45 hl / ha.
The white wine can be stored for about 2–3 years, but does not gain from storage. It should be enjoyed at a drinking temperature of 8 to 10 ° C. The same applies to the rosé.
The red wine, however, should be stored for 2–4 years. The drinking temperature is 15-16 ° C.
See also
literature
- Jancis Robinson: The Oxford Wine Lexicon. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2003. ISBN 3-7742-0914-6
- Pierre Galet: Cépages et Vignobles de France . Lavoisier Publishing House, Paris 2004. ISBN 2-7430-0585-8
- Benoît France: Grand Atlas des Vignobles de France . Éditions SOLAR publishing house, Paris 2002. ISBN 2-263-03242-8