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

or on its own as a contemplative pour

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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