Clos Canarelli Corse Figari Rouge

PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs -nearly opaque med dark red -almost jammy/modernish but also extremely fresh dark fruit with stone and mint elements -med acidity, med/med- weight clean dark fruit with a stony minerality but also a topnote of lighter bubble-gummy red fruit, decent complexity, med/med- tannins -less rustic than some Corsican reds but also a little less interesting, very good now and probably on its prime drinking plateau, don't expect this would benefit from extended aging though it should …

Tannins and wood well integrated, volatile component disappeared with 1+ hour in the carafe so this might benefit from 1 or 2 more years in the cellar. Good and delicate expression of ripe fruit from a warm climate

Darkest of the bunch, which is to say medium ruby. Aggressive green oak aromas pretty much drown everything else out. Much deeper, darker fruit than the other 2 Corsican reds and nowhere near the additional herbal complexity. I did not care for this at all.

Mais qu'est il arrivé aux vinifications de ce beau domaine. Un bois neuf très marqué masque completement le vin, fini la typicité et les aromes d'épices et d'herbes du maquis. Le vin est tellement enrobé que je ne suis pas sur que le temps permettra l'intégration. Vite, un retour aux vinifications passées ! Je n'ai pas réussi a finir la bouteille...

Voyage en Corse (août 2014) : 1ere fois à Calvi, au Tire-Bouchon 39 euros au resto Table du Hussard Cépages: syrah, grenache, cinsault, nielluciu. Beau nez floral ( violettes), de fruits des champs, on croirait sentir la syrah. L'attaque en bouche est souple, ronde et fraiche, on s'étonne ensuite de trouver plus de structure et de droiture en milieu de bouche. Bonne longueur sur du fruit rouge, avec de bons tanins en finale. Un beau vin qui a du corps …

Tasted on a windy terrace of Bonifacio, so impossible to describe the nose... very sappy sweet cherries, loaded with super ripe tannins, loads of fruit building up to the finish... bright acidity... great wine!