• Frank Cornelissen Magma Rosso Contrada Barbabecchi 2021
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Frank Cornelissen

Frank Cornelissen Magma Rosso Contrada Barbabecchi 2021

Red organic still

Organic and sustainable
  • Frank Cornelissen Magma Rosso Contrada Barbabecchi 2021
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Frank Cornelissen Sicily Sicilia DOC Wines
£410.00
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Denomination Sicilia DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Nerello Mascalese
Aging In neutral epoxy tanks from 1500 liters to 2500 liters for 18 months and another 18 months in bottle. Fining: No.
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Description

Our “Grand Vin” from our Barbabecchi vineyard at 910m. asl. Planted around 1910 and North-North East exposed, capturing the first and cool morning sun rays. This pure Nerello Mascalese from ungrafted old vines makes a profound wine, rich as well as elegant, with character, personality and great finesse and is produced only in great vintages where we achieve phenolic ripeness.

Awards

  • 2021

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    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

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
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Frank Cornelissen

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Frank Cornelissen Magma Rosso Contrada Barbabecchi 2021
Type Red organic still
Denomination Sicilia DOC
Vintage 2021
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 15.0% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Nerello Mascalese
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Frank Cornelissen
Origin Frazione Solicchiata, comune of Castiglione di Sicilia
Climate Altitude: 870-910 m. a.s.l. Exposure: North, North-East.
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. Fining: No.
Allergens Contains sulphites