Clos Venturi, Corse Sciaccarellu Brama, 2023 lettie teague wsj on wine Filipa Pato has helped redefine

Filipa Pato has helped redefine Bairrada

The 2023 Beaune Bressandes (a Premier Cru) is textbook Pinot Noir from Burgundy's heart: red berries

and tarragon dance across the palate with remarkable precision

on complex soils of schist and fossilized seashells known as faluns

exuberant Riesling

Clos Venturi, Corse Sciaccarellu Brama, 2023 lettie teague wsj on wine Filipa Pato has helped redefineMost 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