Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Rosso CS 2021

Description

This pure Nerello Mascalese comes from our ungrafted vineyard in contrada Zottorinoto, more specific in the section Chiusa Spagnolo, situated towards the valley floor, a bit hidden in an amphytheater, surrounded by lava. A unique vineyard, planted around 1925 at a lower altitude (620m. asl) producing a profound, tannic wine, a bit more backward and Nebbiolo-ish compared to our other contrada wines.

Details

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Frank Cornelissen

From this winery

• Start up year: 2001
• Hectares: 24

Our estate was established in 2001, when Etna as a wine region was still undiscovered. Our vineyards are located on the Northern valley of the active volcano Etna, in the oriental part of Sicily. The northern valley is considered today Etna’s top area for single-vineyard (contrada) red wines like the "Côtes-de-Nuits" in Burgundy or Piemonte’s "Barolo" area.

Our farming philosophy is based on our acceptance of the fact that man will never be able to understand nature’s full complexity and interactions. We therefore choose to concentrate on observing and learning the movements of Mother Earth in her various energetic and cosmic passages and prefer to follow her indications as to what to do, instead of deciding and imposing ourselves. Read more

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Rosso CS 2021
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Etna DOC
Vintage	2021
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	15.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nerello Mascalese
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Frank Cornelissen
Origin	Frazione Solicchiata, municipality of Castiglione di Sicilia
Climate	Altitude: 620 m. asl. Exposure: North.
Wine making	Destemming and light crushing of the grapes. Fermentation: starting with a "pied-de-cuve" using only indigenous yeasts and skin contact for about 50 days.
Aging	In neutral epoxy tanks from 1500 liters to 2500 liters for 18 months and another 18 months in bottle.
Allergens	Contains sulphites