Patrimonio

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• The monoclinal depression known as the "Conca d'Oro", running from Poggio-d'Oletta to Farinole, is home to the bulk of the vineyard, perched a few dozen metres above the sea.
• The geological substratum consists of oceanic-floor schistes lustrés overlain by sedimentary deposits to the west and crystalline inputs to the east.
• The soils of the depression vary considerably from one commune to the next, depending on altitude and proximity to the sea — mainly clay-limestone to the west, and very stony and schistose towards Poggio-d'Oletta to the east.
• Two seasonal winds, the Maestrale from the north-west and the Libecciu from the south-west, exert a strong influence on the vegetation of this cirque open to the setting sun.
• The appellation area extends across seven communes in the Haute-Corse department, within the Nebbiu region — a Corsican term meaning "fog".

• Corsican viticulture dates back to antiquity, with the Greeks having introduced the vine six centuries before Christ, before the Romans developed its trade beyond the island.
• After a decline linked to the fall of the Roman Empire, viticulture was not revived until the eleventh century by the Pisans, notably for the production of altar wine.
• At the end of the eighteenth century, wines from the Nebbiu region shipped from Saint-Florent were granted the right to be exported under the designation "vini navigati" (wines that had sailed) if they withstood the ordeal of rounding the Cap Corse.
• The producers of Patrimonio submitted a first application for recognition as an appellation d'origine contrôlée as early as 1942, but the recognition decree was not signed until the spring of 1968.
• The appellation subsequently regained full AOC status under the decree of 23 October 1984, after a period during which it had constituted a supplementary geographical designation within the AOC vin de Corse. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The red wines, made from at least 90% Nielluccio, have a deeply coloured bright red, ruby, or garnet appearance and natural alcoholic strengths that are often above 13%.
• The youthful aromas of the reds are reminiscent of red fruits such as blackcurrant or blackberry, sometimes with woody nuances, before evolving towards spiced, toasted, and balsamic notes.
• The rosé wines, in which Nielluccio is blended with Sciaccarello, Grenache, and Vermentino, offer a bright pink appearance and aromatic accents recalling raspberry and redcurrant.
• The white wines, made exclusively from the Vermentino grape variety, display floral aromas reminiscent of white flowers, hawthorn, or broom, particularly pronounced in youth.

• The Mediterranean climate, the monoclinal depression topography, and the limestone soils allow Nielluccio to be the master grape variety of the Patrimonio vineyard.
• The best exposures, maritime influences, and clay-limestone or schistose soils, combined with short spur pruning and controlled yields, are expressed in the aromatic richness of the wines, the tannic structure of the reds, and the full-bodied richness of the rosés.

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 25 avril 2022, JORF 5 mai 2022
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — CIV Corse — Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Corse