2022 Clos Canarelli, Bonifacio Rouge, Tarra di Sognu, VdF Producer_Joseph Dorbon

2022 Clos Canarelli, Bonifacio Rouge, Tarra di Sognu, VdF Producer_Joseph DorbonYves Canarelli is an incredible Corsican producer that I adore and have had the great pleasure to visit with numerous times over the years. The Canarelli winery is famous for their Figari wines which, like Ajaccio, is found in the southern part of the island of Corsica. Figari wines are famously grown on granit soils just like the wines you find in Ajaccio. However, in Bonifacio, the city and appellation at the very southern end of the island uniquely

two-year elevage split between neutral demi-muids and stainless steel

Nebbiolo (the grape that makes Barolo & Barbaresco) is to Italy as Pinot Noir is to France – arguably the most important red grape and one of the best conduits of Italian terroir

the estate’s thick surrounding forests and steady breezes helped preserve freshness and balance in the final wine

resulting in a profile that feels poised and lifted rather than overworked or dense

It remains an authoritative example of how deliberate vineyard stewardship and structural management in a classic vintage translate into profound longevity and geological expression

grounded by the structural seriousness and architectural integrity inherent to this classic

the family’s intense hands-on farming ensured the fruit came in perfectly ripe

balancing the vintage’s bright nerve with a savory

where 50-year-old Gamay vines are anchored in a complex substrate of schist

and intensely aromatic

The butts are deliberately filled "a tocadedos

which prioritize structural rigor and mineral tension over sheer volume