Inizia, Christophe Ferrandis - 2018

Name: Inizia, Christophe Ferrandis
Brand: Christophe Ferrandis
SKU: 42936
Price: 24.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 42936

A red Corsican wine made from a mix of red and white native grapes from Golf de Bastia way up north on the island. Mostly Minustellu but finished off with the aromatic Aleatico, Rimenese, Genovese and Bianco Gentil. It's an old Corsican tradition to co-ferment red and white grapes. Originally a native of Marseilles, Christophe Ferrandis turned to agriculture and winemaking after studying the classics in university. After studying enology and working at Chateau de Pibarnon in Bandol, he settled in Corsica decades ago.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Country

France

Region

Corsica

Producer

Christophe Ferrandis

Grape Variety

Aleatico

Biancu Gentile

Minustellu

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

When I think about Corsica the first thing that comes to mind is that it's the birthplace of one of the world’s most influential figures, Napoleon Bonaparte. Imagine he did not choose a military career and instead became a winemaker like Christophe Ferrandis, who went back to his roots and started to plant indigenous vines in the Corsican tradition. That’s how Inizia was born. A perfect combination of native red and white grapes from the Gulf of Bastia. This bottle of red is fruit-forward, with a nice balance between the tannins and acidity. Red fruits all the way.

- DK

Glossary

Aleatico

Aleatico is a red-skinned member of the Muscat family of grapes. It is used in the production of sweet dessert-styled wines, both fortified and not. It grows predominantly in Puglia (Apulia), in the heel of the boot of southern Italy, and on the Island of Elba (to which Napoleon was exiled for life; legend has it that drinking Aleatico wine was the only enjoyable part of Napoleon’s lengthy stay). The berries are a bright, almost bluish-red color with assertive aromas of roses, lychee fruit, and...