Cuvée Clémence
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2026 to 2033
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Grilled red mullet with herbs de Provence, pan-seared sea bass with saffron butter sauce, veal scallopini with capers.
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Perched on the granitic amphitheaters overlooking the Gulf of Ajaccio, Domaine Comte Peraldi's Cuvée Clémence showcases the complexity achievable with Vermentino grown in southwest Corsica. First planted by Count Guy de Poix in the mid-1960s, the estate fermenting and aging this cuvée partially in oak barrels—a rarity for island whites—gives it a refined, textural depth. The combination of intense maritime sunshine, granitic sandy soils, and cooling sea winds yields a wine marked by aromatic maquis herbal notes, precise citrus fruit, and an underlying salty minerality.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Domaine Comte Peraldi was established in 1965 by Count Jean-Noël de Poix, who played a pivotal role in securing the official AOC status for Ajaccio in Corsica. Perched on the granite-rich slopes overlooking the Gulf of Ajaccio, the estate is deeply dedicated to preserving native island grape varieties through organic viticulture. The winery is celebrated for its precise white wines made from Vermentinu, as well as complex reds and rosés dominated by Sciaccarellu. Its signature Cuvée Clémence, a rich, barrel-fermented Vermentinu, stands as a prime example of the estate's elegant, terroir-driven winemaking philosophy.