Casa Nostra Ile de Beauté Rosé (750ml)

Ile de Beauté is the evocative appellation name given to wines that come from the island of Corsica, France.  The island is located in the Mediterranean Sea between the southeast coast of Provence and the west coast of Tuscany.  The island is closer to Italy than France, though it has been under French rule since 1764 and is French. That said, Corsica’s Italian heritage is reflected in the island’s wines, which are made primarily from indigenous Italian grapes like Sangiovese (called Nielluccio here) and Vermentino. 

Aghione is a pretty little village on the east coast of Corsica, where twelve families of winegrowers have produced wine throughout the generations and in 1975 founded the Cooperative Cellar of Aghione.  It was in 2006 that the winegrowers of Aghione created their own range of wines under the name Casanova and in 2007 they combined modernity and tradition by creating one of the first  rose Gris AOP from Corsica.