Jean-Baptiste Arena Patrimonio Rouge Grotte di Sole
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The 2023 Grotte di Sole is a red wine from Patrimonio in Corsica, made from Nielluccio.
Jean-Baptiste Arena is the son of Corsican producer Antoine Arena and grew up at the family domaine in Patrimonio. He studied viticulture in Bastia, then attended law school in Nice, and after a harvest internship in Burgundy he returned home in 2001 to join the domaine. Since the 2014 vintage, the Arena holdings have been divided evenly among Antoine, Jean-Baptiste and his brother Antoine-Marie, and each now works his favorite parcels independently. Jean-Baptiste farms 100% organic and vinifies without additions, save a little sulfites for the whites. He continues to vinify in the family's historic cellars, with two new cellars planned and experiments with new fermentation vessels in mind.