FRANK CORNELISSEN MAGMA ROSSO

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A675 FRANK CORNELISSEN MAGMA ROSSO 2017 750ml

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The “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.

Region: Etna, Northern valley

Location: frazione Solicchiata, comune of Castiglione di Sicilia

Vineyard: contrada Barbabecchi

Exposure: North, North-East

Elevation: 870m.-910m. asl

Varietal: Nerello Mascalese 100% (ungrafted)

Average age of vines: 100+ years

Vinification: 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

Filtering: Before bottling with cartridges of 5 micron

Sulphur: values can vary from 15 to 50 mg/l., added or not, depending on the quality of grapes and stability of the wine.

Annual production: approx. 2.000 bottles

First vintage: 2001

Denomination: DOP Sicilia or IGP Terre Siciliane Nerello Mascalese

2017 Vintage Report
(from the Frank Cornelissen Website)

The growing season was relatively dry, resulting in impeccable fruit with little or no mildew or other diseases during the season. The summer was dry but not extremely dry and so the vegetation kept on going and the concentrations reminded me of 2012. Although the picking of the white grapes was extremely early, rain in September arrived in the right moment which resulted in perfect physical maturation for the Nerello Mascalese, even in the highest vineyards. The 2017 crus were picked in the right moon phase as well as zodiac. An unusual event. The best wines are concentrated and need time to develop, like 2012. Great.

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