Yves Leccia

As a 4th generation winegrower, it was natural for Yves Leccia to also follow this path. After graduating in oenology in 1980, Yves had to choose between returning to Corsica to work with his father or traveling the world. He made the choice to return to ile de beauté, the island of beauty, convinced that he would participate in its further development. He has put a lot of effort into the development of the family domain, while at the same time actively participating in the revival of the Corsican wine industry. Today he is still president of UVA Corse and president of the Scientific and Technical Committee for Wine. At the same time, together with several other winegrowers, he is at the basis of the recognition of Corsican wines, especially in the top French gastronomy. In 2004, Yves left the family domain to found Domaine Yves Leccia supported by his wife Sandrine, who also comes from a wine-growing family but from Alsace. From 8 hectares in the beginning (6 hectares on E Croce and 2 hectares on Partinelone), a restructuring program brought the area of ​​the domain to 15 hectares, of which 9 hectares in total are now on Partinelone. They did this mainly on the basis of the reintroduction of old grape varieties. Domaine Yves LECCIA produces 2 different lines: AOC PATRIMONIO in white, rosé and red, as well as the Muscat AOC CAP CORSE. But they also produce a Vins de Pays line, the Cuvée YL, which allows Yves to give free rein to assemblies outside the strict framework of AOC legislation. In 2011, Yves and Sandrine released their first Cuvée Patrimoniale "Biancu Gentile", which has now become "L'Altru Biancu", followed later by O Bà! and Biancu Marinu.