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Discoveries and alternatives

A white from Barbarossa: ‘Biginti’ is a distinctive cuvée devoted to Barbarossa, a rare island variety vinified here as a white. The name therefore identifies a specific wine from Domaine Buzzo Bunifazziu, not another estate.
Places on the bottles: Thierry Buzzo established his project on the family land of ‘Ciafara’ in Bonifacio. ‘Ciafara’, ‘Rocca Gianca’ and ‘Cian di Fossi’ are plot names: reading them on the wines allows their places of origin to be traced.

Pioneers and renewal

A plant heritage to preserve: Domaine Comte Abbatucci has made safeguarding old Corsican varieties an important part of its identity. Antoine assembled a collection of vines; Jean-Charles continues planting and studying them for use in the estate’s wines.
Cuvées for the ancestors: These varieties notably feature in the Collection cuvées: ‘Ministre impérial’, ‘Diplomate d’empire’ and ‘Général de la révolution’. Their names pay tribute to the Abbatucci ancestors; each bottle thus connects a family heritage with a blend of Corsican grapes.

Discoveries and alternatives

Stintinu 2023: Sciaccarellu on limestone: Red Stintinu 2023, under IGP Île de Beauté, comes from Bonifacio’s limestone plateau. After decanting, La RVF describes fruit and flowers, depth and discreet oak.
Replanting the piale: The Zuria family replanted a plot belonging to Dominique, whom the estate calls the last Pialincu: a Bonifacio inhabitant who rode a donkey to work the piale, the limestone plateau. The vineyard reconnects the family with that local farming history.
A cellar beside the vineyards: Built in 2021 at the entrance to Bonifacio, the family cellar is close to the vines and welcomes visitors to discover the estate’s wines.

New generation and emerging producers

From advising to producing: After years as a wine merchant, Gilles Seroin joined the family vineyards and built his own cellar. He thus moved from advising on and selling wine to producing it at the estate.
Diversity passed on to the children: His children Guillaume and Jeanne, both agricultural engineers, now work with him. The family keeps a place for old island varieties, from Rimenese to Genovese: the next generation also continues this choice of diversity in the vineyards.
Three varieties, three roles: In red ‘Myrtus’, listed as IGP Île de Beauté on the estate’s technical sheet, Sciaccarellu meets Minustellu and Elegante. The estate describes the first as spicy, the second as providing structural support and the last as a floral touch: the blend gives each a role.

Discoveries and alternatives

A second project for Canarelli: Grower Yves Canarelli partnered with sommelier Patrick Fioramonti to create Tarra di Sognu. They thus launched a project distinct from Clos Canarelli, already established in Figari.
Bonifacio’s limestone: They planted a clos on Bonifacio’s limestone, producing a white and a red. Although Yves is involved in both projects, Tarra di Sognu therefore denotes a different vineyard and different wines, marketed as Vin de France.