Clos Venturi : "Brama" Biancu Gentile 2024

Tasting notes and serving tips for the "Brama" Biancu Gentile 2024 from Clos Venturi

Tasting

Color
The color displays a delicate pale straw-yellow hue.

Nose
Expressive, the nose releases fragrances of pear, lemon, and herbs.

Palate
Supple and refined, the palate combines herbaceous and floral notes with lovely minerality.

A fresh and complex white wine

The estate

Established in the high-altitude village of Ponte Leccia, Clos Venturi is one of the newest estates in Corsica, born in the early 2000s from the division of the finest terroirs of the Vico estate, another property of Jean-Marc and Manu Venturi.

The wine

"Brama" Biancu Gentile is a Vin de France white wine made from vines planted on schist soils, facing south/southeast on the lower part of the hillside.

Winemaking and aging

Hand-harvested, the grapes are 100% destemmed before an 8-day cold pre-fermentation maceration. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in concrete tanks, the same vessels used for aging for 6 to 8 months on fine lees.

Grape variety

100% Biancu gentile