France

In 1964, Lucien Seroin and his son Paul left Algeria to establish the Sant'Armettu estate on Corsica's idyllic southwestern shore. For the next thirty years, the family's 11ha of vineyards supplied fruit to the local co-operative in the nearby town of Sartène.Paul's son Gilles – a wine merchant with an appreciation for the small-lot vinification and native varieties pursued by fellow Corsican winemaker Jean-Charles Abbatucci – expanded Sant'Armettu in the 1990s, planting indigenous vines and introducing organic farming.Today, fifth generation Guillaume cultivates 40ha of organic vineyards on granitic terraces overlooking the Gulfs of Tizzano and Propriano. In the winery, he uses light infusions and wild yeast fermentations to produce delicately perfumed wines with purity and finesse.The lees-aged 'Rosumarinu' blanc (from Vermentinu) marries stone fruit and herbs, while red Burgundy lovers will revel in the 'Rosumarinu' rouge (from Sciaccarellu) with its sensual fragrance of ripe strawberries and maquis shrubland. Elegant and silky, Sant'Armettu's flagship cuvée 'L'Ermite' effortlessly proves Sciaccarellu a world-class variety.

Sant'Armettu

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