Frank Cornelissen 2019 MunJebel Rosso CR, Terre Siciliane IGP (Etna)
Item Number: 20130
UPC: None
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Sub Region: Catania
Appellation/AVA: Terre Siciliane IGT
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Campo Re
Vintage: 2019
Grape(s): 100% Nerello Mascalese
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soil Type: Volcanic sand
Elevation: 730 meters
Only 24 bottles allocated to Illinois!
Terroir Notes: This pure Nerello Mascalese comes from a partly ungrafted vineyard Campo Re situated at the far western side in the valley floor at the entrance of Randazzo. The vineyard altitude is 735 meters asl and is characterized by deep sandy soil. This cru is profound, tannic, and Nebbiolo-ish compared to the other crus. The average vine age is 70+ years.
Winemaking Notes: All of Frank's red wines are produced the same way. Grapes are destemmed and lightly crushed before a 50-day skin fermentation with wild yeast in neutral epoxy tanks (2,500-7,000 liters or 1,500-2,500 liters for crus). Wines are not fined. They are filtered before bottling with cartridges of 5 micron. SO2 additions can vary from 15 to 50 mg/l (added or not) depending on the quality of grapes and stability of the wine.
Appellation Notes: Some of Frank's vineyards are too high in elevation for the Etna DOP, so he uses the Terre Siciliane IGP for the sake of uniformity.
2019 Vintage Report from Frank: " [Good] After a disastrous 2018, we were ready for everything…. nature was gentle and treated us with impeccable fruit after a relatively balanced growing season. What a relief! But looks deceive: although the picking was less stressful, we had trouble with uneven maturation within the clusters. The sorting table was very usefull during this harvest for picking out the unevenly ripened clusters and increased the quality at this stage. The red wines have good tension and overall balance. Although this is not a cellar vintage, the phenolics are good, structure is present and these wines are a welcome relief after a terribly complicated 2018!"
