Clos Venturi, Corse Sciaccarellu Brama, 2023 lettie teague wsj on wine This mid-tier wine balances crisp

This mid-tier wine balances crisp acidity and stone fruit focus with gentle oak integration

Petit Rouge leads the blend

often called the father of Japanese whisky

and tarragon dance across the palate with remarkable precision

The 2023 Beaune Bressandes (a Premier Cru) is textbook Pinot Noir from Burgundy's heart: red berries

Clos Venturi, Corse Sciaccarellu Brama, 2023 lettie teague wsj on wine This mid-tier wine balances crispMost island wines we get excited about come from strictly volcanic terroir like Etna, the Canaries, or Santorini, but Corsica is different, blanketed by a huge range of soils that give its wines their own wild personality. Clos Venturi is one of the rising stars here, a talented domaine deeply in love with its terroir and working hard to bottle it honestly. This Brama is made from Sciaccarellu, one of Corsica's signature indigenous red grapes, a