Ile de Beauté

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The production is concentrated mainly on the eastern coastal fringe stretching from Bastia to Solenzara, the island's largest winegrowing area.
• The vineyard is above all coastal, with vines planted almost all the way around the island's perimeter, giving Corsican viticulture a strong sense of unity.
• Four soil types support the vine: arénisé granite, schist, clay-limestone, and alluvial soils, across a vineyard landscape dominated by plains and gently sloping land.
• The coastal Mediterranean climate is characterised by high cumulative temperatures and moderate rainfall, averaging 600 to 700 mm per year.
• The regional winds that influence the Corsican climate are the Tramontana from the north, the Maestrale from the north-west, the Libecciu from the south-west, the Sirocco from the south-east, and the Grégale, a powerful rain-bearing wind from the north-east on the eastern coastal fringe.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF) — approved 5 juillet 2023, JORF 13 juillet 2023
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — CIV Corse — Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Corse