The Montestefano vineyard
The 2022 is ripe but lifted
avoiding the overripe tendencies of warmer valley floor sites
the wine opens with layers of ripe citrus
giving it the perfume and density Malescot is known for
Clos Venturi, Brama - Biancu Gentile, 2025 SO070825 Spindler Grand Crus The Montestefano vineyardBiancu Gentile nearly disappeared, and Clos Venturi is one of the reasons it didn't. This rare Corsican white grape gets a solo turn here, grown high in the island's mountainous interior around Ponte Leccia, about as far from the sea as Corsica gets. Manu Venturi farms biodynamically (Demeter certified, with sheep, horses, and bees doing real work in the vineyards), and the wine is fermented with native yeasts in concrete egg, with a stretch of skin