Frank Cornelissen - 'Munjebel MC' Terre Siciliane Rosso IGT 2020
Price: $79.99
| Producer | Frank Cornelissen |
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| Country | ITALY |
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| Region | Sicily |
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| Subregion | Terre Siciliane IGT |
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| Varietal | Nerello Mascalese |
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| Vintage | 2020 |
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| Sku | 36461 |
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James Suckling: 96 Points
Lovely cool berry, orange blossom, pumice, smoke and lava aromas, but subtle and complex. Bark and mushroom, too. Full-bodied and very structured with powerful tannins that are polished and thought-provoking. This needs time to soften. Clearly one for the cellar. Best after 2026.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
Born in an area that is celebrated locally for its delicious cherries, the 2020 Etna Rosso Contrada Monte Colla MC delivers punchy red fruit flavors with rose, lilac and hints of powdered licorice root. There is a subtle play of fruit versus floral intensity in this wine. The vineyards enjoy heavier soils, with clay in part, that are rich in silicon at 780 meters in elevation. The vines were planted in 1948 and 1949 with south-southwest exposures, where they get the last light of the day. These are ancient soils, and marine fossils are sometimes found on Monte Colle. Geologically speaking, this site is unique in the Etna context. Drink: 2022-2030.
