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[email protected] • www.ipowines.com 212.243.9462 • Fax 212.243.9463 • Tel NY 10011 York, • New 803 • suite Street 23rd 119 West 2012 Clos Canarelli Vin de France Muscat "MPG" IMPORTED BY KERMIT LYNCH IPO Wines COUNTRY REGION France Corsica APPELLATION SOIL TYPE Corse Figari Granite VARIETAL(S) WINEMAKER 100% Muscat à Petit Grains Yves Canarelli BIODYNAMIC WINE NOTES Vines planted in 2000. "MPG" is simply the abbreviation of Muscat à Petit Grains. A vendange-tardive, non-muted sweet wine. Grapes are harvested at 18% potential alc, fermented in barrel to 15% alc, 45g of residual sugar per liter. Aged for 2 years in older barrels. The nose is rich and very fruity with floral notes. The palate is balanced with finesse and freshness. ABOUT THE PRODUCER: Clos Canarelli Near the remote village of Tarabucetta, outside of Figari on the southern tip of Corsica, Yves Canarelli has made quite an impact not only in Corsica, but on mainland France as well. As a former student of economics who turned to enology, Yves strikes a fascinating balance between thoughtful intellectual and ardent traditionalist. Since taking over the family domaine in 1993, he has championed the restoration of native Corsican varietals. He did not have at the time not his own cellar but he vinified in the old cooperative cellar of the village with the other wine-growers of the Figari appellation. He started in conventional agriculture and he later converted to organic in 2002.