Tarra di Sognu - Vin de France - Blanc - 2023

Wine:

Rare and exceptional, the 2023 White Tarra di Sognu brings together Corsica's endemic grape varieties: Rimenese, Carcaghjolu Biancu, Genovese, and Vermentinu, planted on the unique clay-limestone plateau near Bonifacio. With remarkable freshness and finesse, and exceptional complexity and breadth, this outstanding white wine is aged in large barrels without new oak, on total lees for six to eight months, offering phenomenal energy. A superb gastronomic wine, it pairs beautifully with roasted white meat or fish tartare.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Gentle, natural vinification. Aged 6 to 8 months in 34 hectoliter foudres and demi-muids.

Certified organic and biodynamic wine.

Color:

Bright gold.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Veal carpaccio with spices and hazelnut oil, sea urchin tongue and avocado tartar, oven-roasted denti or sea capon.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2030

With 3 stars in the RVF Guide, Yves Canarelli is one of Corsica's most talented winemakers and a leader in French viticulture. Since his first vintage in 1997, this relentless perfectionist has continually improved and sought the ideal path. Today, he cultivates over thirty hectares biodynamically in the Figari and Bonifacio areas, reviving around 40 varieties of indigenous grapevines.


In 2010, he teamed up with sommelier Patrick Fioramonti to embark on a new project called Tarra di Sognu. From 5 hectares located on the large limestone enclosure of Bonifacio, the wine produced since 2016 confirms the birth of a premier Corsican grand cru, with a unique mineral tension not found elsewhere on the island. Biodynamic practices, native yeasts, whole clusters, local grape varieties, aging in foudres and demi-muids – everything converges towards excellence.