Why it matters
The producer
The estate begins with a visible landscape: Mezzavia above the Gulf of Ajaccio. From that setting, Domaine Comte Peraldi bottles three distinct readings of Corsican grapes. Rouge 2020 places Sciaccarello at the centre of a blend with Nielluccio, Carignan and Cinsault. Cuvée Guillaume 2019 changes the red formula, with Nielluccio leading ahead of Syrah and Carignan. Blanc 2023 leaves blending aside for 100% Vermentino.
Those choices give the producer a range that can be read bottle by bottle. The red wines share an Ajaccio setting but use different grape proportions, while the white shows how Vermentino carries the estate's fresh, mineral vocabulary. The wines are connected by place, then separated by variety and blend.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
Mezzavia sits on the hills overlooking the Gulf of Ajaccio, so the producer's address is tied directly to the coastal landscape rather than to a generic Corsican label. The estate describes its vineyards through Ajaccio terroir, with granite arena slopes and acidic, poor soils. That physical setting sits behind the wines' documented combination of ripe fruit, freshness and mineral character.
The label relationships are straightforward. Rouge 2020 is a red blend led by Sciaccarello. Cuvée Guillaume 2019 is another red blend, but its balance shifts toward Nielluccio and Syrah. Blanc 2023 is a white wine made entirely from Vermentino. The place stays constant while the grape decisions change the bottle style.
In the cellar
Vineyards and cellar
The vineyard foundation is the granite arena slope and its acidic, poor soils. In the cellar, Rouge 2020 spends sixteen months in vats before release. Its documented profile is therefore read through fruit, body and tannin, with no oak character added to the description.
The long vat ageing gives the red time before bottling while keeping the tasting language focused on ripe red fruit, spicy myrtle, a coating palate and tannins that have already rounded out. The cellar choice supports a wine that arrives generous and juicy rather than angular or hard-edged.
Wines to know
The range in view
Rouge 2020 is the core red: 60% Sciaccarello, 30% Nielluccio, and 10% Carignan and Cinsault, followed by sixteen months in vats. It is bright ruby in colour, with glowing reflections and the first brown tones. Its range position is easy to recognize through ripe red fruit, spicy myrtle, a body that coats the palate, rounded tannins and a generous fruity finish.
Cuvée Guillaume 2019 occupies a separate red position. Its blend is 50% Nielluccio, 40% Syrah and 10% Carignan.
A useful way in
A bottle to begin with
Start with Rouge 2020. It is the clearest first bottle because its grape blend, cellar treatment and complete tasting profile are all visible at once: 60% Sciaccarello, 30% Nielluccio, and 10% Carignan and Cinsault, aged for sixteen months in vats. In the glass, it shows bright ruby colour, ripe red fruit, spicy myrtle, a broad coating mouthfeel and tannins that are present without feeling hard. The fruity finish keeps the wine open and generous. It puts Mezzavia, Ajaccio terroir and the estate's red grape choices into one bottle.