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Corse

Corse brings granite hillsides, limestone pockets, sea wind and high passes into its wines. Niellucciu anchors the firm reds of Patrimonio, Sciaccarellu brings perfume around Ajaccio, and Vermentinu leads the island's white-wine story.

Place
Corse, France
Wine context
Niellucciu · Sciaccarellu · Vermentinu · Muscat
Good for
Tasting three island grapes — Niellucciu, Sciaccarellu and Vermentinu — across a coastline where each appellation gives the same grapes a different character.
Explore next
Ajaccio · Calvi · Figari
Atlas locationCorse · France42.10° N · 9.10° E

Corse is French wine with an island character. Granite hillsides, limestone pockets, sea wind and high passes give each coast its own conditions. Niellucciu gives Patrimonio a firm, savoury red frame, while Sciaccarellu brings floral spice around Ajaccio. Vermentinu leads the white-wine story, often with salt and herbs rather than weight. Read the island by its coastline: Patrimonio and Cap Corse in the north, Calvi in the northwest, Ajaccio in the west, then Sartène, Figari and Porto-Vecchio in the south.

Inside the region

7 named areas

Each guide keeps its place within Corse clear, with a direct route back to the map.

  1. 01Ajaccio3 producersAjaccio is Corse's Sciaccarellu stronghold, where granite and western exposure give reds a perfumed, peppery character.
  2. 02CalviNo producers listed yetOn Corse's northwest coast, Calvi makes whites and reds shaped by wind, dry hillsides and the Balagne villages.
  3. 03Figari2 producersFigari is one of France's southernmost wine areas, where wind, drought and old local grapes shape intense but not heavy wines.
  4. 04Patrimonio & Cap Corse4 producersIn northern Corsica, Patrimonio is known for firm reds, while Cap Corse brings dry whites and Muscat from slopes facing the sea.
  5. 05Porto-VecchioNo producers listed yetPorto-Vecchio covers southeast Corse, where wind checks coastal heat and the wines keep a clear island signature.
  6. 06Sartène1 producerSartène sits in Corse's rugged southwest, where reds and whites show inland muscle and herbal southern warmth.
  7. 07Vin de CorseNo producers listed yetVin de Corse is the island-wide frame for producers and parcels that cross the named coastal appellations.

Producer profiles

Producer profiles

Open the full directory when you want every producer currently placed in Corse.

  • Domaine Buzzo BunifazziuBonifacio family domaine making Ciafara Rouge and other Corsican red, white and rosé wines.
  • Domaine Comte PeraldiFrom the hills of Mezzavia above the Gulf of Ajaccio, Domaine Comte Peraldi makes a juicy Sciaccarello-led red, a Nielluccio and Syrah cuvée, and a fresh, mineral Vermentino Blanc.
  • Domaine Orenga de GafforyA Corsican Patrimonio domaine working with Nielluccio, Sciaccarellu and Vermentino, plus the Aleatico vin de liqueur Rappo.
  • Domaine U StiliccionuSerra di Ferro domaine with certified organic and biodynamic farming, pure Sciaccarellu Antica and velvety Kalliste.
  • Vignerons CorsicanVignerons Corsican makes AOP Corse wines from predominantly clay-schist vineyards, with annual production of 40,000–45,000 hectoliters.

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