Domaine de Marquiliani Gris de Pauline 2024

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Domaine de Marquiliani is a roughly 200-year-old estate on Corsica's eastern coast near Aghione, reclaimed by the Amalric family in the 1950s after being abandoned following WWII. Anne Amalric returned to the domaine about 20 years ago to run the vineyards; the estate was discovered by importer Kermit Lynch over 15 years ago and has been imported by his company ever since. Sitting between the coastal plain and Corsica's interior peaks, the vineyards benefit from cooling breezes off Monte Rinosu, giving a fresher mesoclimate than much of Corsica; soils are schist and granite gravel with silt, farmed organically. Gris de Pauline is a pale, barely-there rose built around the island's indigenous Sciaccarellu (roughly 80%) with Vermentinu and a small addition of Syrah, made by direct pressing with brief skin contact, cold stabilization, low-temperature fermentation and 1-2 months' aging on fine lees.

Pairing Recommendation

Suggested pairings from the producer: tapas, sushi, grilled fish, and white meats.