Clos Venturi : Chiesa Nera 2022

Tasting characteristics and advice for Clos Venturi’s Chiesa Nera Blanc 2022

Tasting

Appearance
The pale straw-yellow color is edged with green highlights.

Nose
The nose combines aromas of white fruits, wild maquis herbs, citron blossom and mandarin.

Palate
Citrus and aromatic herb notes intertwine on a lingering palate of great refinement.

A white wine combining elegance and expressiveness

The estate

Located in the high-altitude village of Ponte Leccia, Clos Venturi is one of Corsica’s most recent estates, founded in the early 2000s following the division of the finest terroirs of the Vico estate, another property of Jean-Marc and Manu Venturi.

The vineyard

This Corsica estate oversees a vineyard of around twenty hectares.

The wine

This Chiesa Nera Blanc is a Vin de France made from vines planted on sandstone soils with a south/southeast exposure.

Winemaking and aging

Hand-harvested, the grapes are destemmed before a 48- to 72-hour maceration in ovoid concrete vats. Pneumatic pressing. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in foudres. Aging lasts 20 months in ovoid concrete vats and 4 to 6 months in bottle.

Grape varieties

Biancu gentile, vermentinu and genovese.