Tarra di Sognu - Vin de France - Red - 2023

Wine:

Crafted from rare, nearly forgotten grape varieties like Sciaccarellu, Carcaghjolu Neru, and Minustellu, the 2023 Tarra di Sognu Red (Vin de France) delivers an incredibly refined aromatic profile with a touch of Italian elegance. This is a truly distinctive wine—mature but never overdone—offering a perfect balance of finesse and depth. Expect a medley of Mediterranean flavours: dried herbs, bay leaf, wild blackberry, and silky tannins. A beautifully crafted, complex wine with remarkable aging potential.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Gentle, natural vinification. Aged for 18 months in 34-hectoliter casks and demi-muids.


Certified biodynamic wine.

Color:

Bright red, almost black.

Nose:

Beautiful Mediterranean flavors with dried herbs, bay leaf, black olives, and wild blackberries.

Palate:

A mature, precise wine with beautiful finesse, revealing superb aromatics and silky tannins. A great wine, suitable for aging!

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Seven-hour lamb, game birds, leg of goat with rosemary and thyme, oven-roasted beef ribs.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2038

Yves Canarelli, a winemaker with three stars from Revue du Vin de France—France’s leading wine publication—is widely regarded as one of the most gifted figures in Corsican wine. Since his first vintage in 1997, he’s pursued an unwavering quest for excellence, constantly refining his approach. Today, he farms over 30 hectares biodynamically across the Figari and Bonifacio regions, breathing new life into nearly 40 forgotten native grape varieties.

In 2010, he joined forces with sommelier Patrick Fioramonti to create a bold new venture: Tarra di Sognu. Sourced from five hectares of limestone-rich soils in Bonifacio, the wine made its debut in 2016 and has since been hailed as Corsica’s first true grand cru. With a mineral-driven tension that’s unique on the island, it sets a new benchmark. From biodynamic farming and indigenous yeasts to whole-cluster fermentation, local grapes, and aging in large wooden casks and demi-muids, every detail is carefully aligned in pursuit of greatness.