2023 Domaine de Vaccelli, Quartz, Ajaccio Blanc 750ml

The Quartz cuvée is a blend of four white grape varieties native to Corsica: Carcaghjolu Bianco, Riminese, Ghjenuvese and Cudiverta. The vines were only planted in 2013 on sandy granitic soils, and are manually harvested. 

A nose of yellow plum, white flowers, honey and lime. Generous, soft on the palate with incredible intensity and an invisible acidity which make for a very complete, very drinkable wine. Perfectly balancing firmness and lusciousness. To be aired for 40 minutes if drinking now or cellar 10-15 years.

The four grape varieties are harvested by hand on the same day, followed by direct  pressing, vinification together in the same casks, settling of the must, maturation in wooden casks on fine lees for one year without stirring. Then in stainless steel vats for
4 months, bottling always with filtration.

The domaine is now 20 hectares in size, all vineyard work is done by hand, and as of 2008, all vineyard work is organic. Average vine age is over 30 years, yields are kept small, around 30 to 40 hl/ha, and under 7,000 cases are produced a year. In the cellar, only native yeast is used during vinification. The wine is aged in, or in a combination of, stainless steel tanks, barrique, 600L demi-muids, and concrete eggs on the lees without bâtonnage. The wines are never fined. A light filtration may occur depending on the vintage. The vineyard became certified organic in 2019.