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Nielluccio – Sciaccarello is an important blended wine made on the French island of Corsica. Both varieties are widely planted, and reflect the island's Italian heritage: Nielluccio is perhaps best known by its Tuscan name Sangiovese, and Sciaccarello is also planted there under the name Mammolo. Together, the two make a savory, herbal wine with a touch of rusticity.

The blend is by far Corsica's most important red wine style, second only to the crisp whites made from Rolle (Italy's Vermentino). Nielluccio and Sciaccarello are permitted together in the Vin de Corse, Ajaccio and Patrimonio AOC wines, in both red or rosé forms.

Nielluccio is the more important of the two, bringing power and noticeable tannins, color and acidity. Savory flavors of tomato leaf are present, along with a hint of dark cherries and dried herbs. Sciaccarello adds finesse and fleshiness as well as its characteristic violet aromas and red fruit flavors, seasoned with black pepper.

The blends usually have a distinct herbal aroma, likened to the aromatic maquis scrub of the island.

Food matches for Nielluccio – Sciaccarello wines include:

• Eggplant stuffed with ground lamb
• Pork belly with white bean puree
• Cannelloni with ricotta, kale and tomato