Tyler Felous

9.0

Patrimonio region. Blend of 90% Niellucciu and 10% Grenache. Fun bottle at Mustard’s. — 13 days ago

Vanessa

9.1

Yves Leccia’s 2019 Île de Beauté IGP Rouge is a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Niellucciu, hailing from the northerly appellation of Patrimonio, Corsica.

Île de Beauté – the namesake for many wines produced on the island – translates to ‘island of beauty’ in English.

This is a beautiful wine, indeed. It is medium ruby with ripe cherry, strawberry, and kirsch notes leaping out of the glass; it also offers licorice, fennel, violet, and subtle meaty characteristics. The fruit is unmistakably intense and concentrated. I suspect it’s a reflection of the dry, sun-soaked climate on this beautiful, mountainous Mediterranean Island.

This is such a versatile and food-friendly wine – it’s definitely worth a taste if you have the chance (preferably while gazing upon Corsica’s coastal seascapes). Cheers to the wines of Corsica! — 2 years ago

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Pierre Gourinchas

9.2

Spectacular. Great Patrimonio white. — 3 years ago

Kamall

9.3

Nielluccio, not the same as Tuscan Sangiovese. Beautiful for it. Vibrant sea influence light red. Love it. — 5 months ago

Romain Fitoussi

9.1

Tasted over 4 hours, this wine really needs time to deploy and give its measure. First nose close to a Syrah from the northern Rhône with notes of black fruits and smoky bacon. At the beginning of the tasting we appreciated this beautiful mineral grid that gives a beautiful conduction to the tasting... then the tannins unfold end up with a lot of breadth, coated, powerful... a wine that is apparently unfiltered, with a somewhat natural character, which gives it a magnificent texture in the mouth.

Dégusté sur 4 heures, ce vin a vraiment besoin de temps pour se déployer et donner sa mesure. Premier nez proche d’une Syrah du Rhône nord avec des notes fruits noirs et lardées fumées. En début de dégustation on a apprécié cette belle trame minérale qui donne une belle conduction à la dégustation... puis les tanins se déploient finissent avec pas mal d’ampleur, enrobés, puissants.. un vin à priori non filtré, avec un caractère un peu nature, qui lui donne une magnifique texture en bouche. — 3 years ago

Ben Lehman

9.3

Just absolutely delicious. High toned fruit yet with some grip. Pomegranate, raspberry and spice. Wish I had bought another bottle for thanksgiving — 3 years ago

Sean Burke

9.1

Love, light red wine at antico Niovo — 10 months ago

Lars Miller

9.3

This is the syrah, but not in the database. Blueberries and some mysterious dark berry on the nose. Surprised to not have more after 1.5 hours decanted. Grippy tannins, but seems a bit flat. Que syrah syrah, right? Update: After 2 hours it's much better. What a difference! Floral and fruity notes balanced with an acidic edge. Full mouth feel, nicely balanced, and undefined fruits. Wow, what a wine this! Definitely needs 2 hours to open. And here I thought the best Syrahs were from France! No, this is a keeper! — 2 years ago

PS Michaels

9.1

Love this wine. First of the new vintage. — 3 years ago

Bloody Amateur

9.1

Just one of my very favorite rosés ever, all of Bandol included. — 4 years ago