CHATEAU PRINCE PIERRE NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Information
- Description
- The Imperial Estate was created in 1850 by Napoléon’s nephew: Prince Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte on the western coast of Corsica.
It is facing the Argentella Bay and the natural reserve of Scandola (UNESCO heritage site).
It is the only vineyard estate in Corsica to benefit from the « Château » denomination.
Over 200 hectares of land, 35 hectares of vines have been planted on different types of granitic soils after a thorough pedological analysis. The vineyard is divided into 42 plots.
The ampelographic basis of the estate is made of 14 different natives Corsican grapes among which Sciaccarello (Corsican Pinot Noir type), Vermentino, Genovese, Codivarta, Rossola Brandica, Rimenese, Malvasia nera, Carcajolo Nero, Minustello, Murescono, Nielluccio (Corsican Sangiovese)…
All our wines are organically produced (AB certification) and grown biodynamically (Demeter) and finally hand made harvested.
We produce with Emmanuel Gagnepain, our winemaker, 8 different cuvées: 1 rosé wine, 3 white wines, 4 different red wines and one sparkling white wine.
Finally, the unique location of our terroir sitting between the Mediterranean sea and the high mountain confer freshness and salinity to our wines.
- Country
- France
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Production mode
- Year of certification
- 2020
- Packaging
- Glass bottle
- Type of product
- Sparkling wineStill wine
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Distribution network
- Type of current customer(s)
- Cafe / Hotel / RestaurantWine merchantBroker / Commercial AgentE-commerce / Mail orderExporterGMSWholesalerImporterSommelierDirect sales
- Current countries
- BelgiumFranceItalyUnited KingdomSingaporeSwiss
- Type of target customer(s)
- AgentHORECAWine merchantExporterWholesalerImporterSpecialized organic storesSommelier
- Target countries
- GermanyAustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaColombiaDenmarkSpainFinlandGuernseyHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIrelandItalyJapanLatviaLuxembourgMoroccoMexicoMonacoThe NetherlandsPolandQatarUnited KingdomSeychellesSwissSuedeTaiwanThailandUnited Arab EmiratesUNITED STATES
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Main contact
- First name
- Jean raphael
- Last name
- Racine Grisoli
- Fonction
- Directeur général