Frank Cornelissen "Munjebel" Terre Siciliane CS 2018 Mendocino County rocky clay and limestone soils

rocky clay and limestone soils

and occasional green harvesting

Half of the Carignan is vinified traditionally--destemmed and fermented in used barrel and macerated with skins for 30 days--and half as whole clusters with carbonic maceration

This very ripe and full-bodied wine offers an aroma of dried berries and a palate flooded with dried plums

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Frank Cornelissen "Munjebel" Terre Siciliane CS 2018 Mendocino County rocky clay and limestone soilsThis pure Nerello Mascalese comes from an ungrafted vineyard in contrada Zottorinoto, more specifically in the section Chiusa Spagnolo, situated towards the valley floor, a bit hidden in an amphitheater, 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 the other contrada wines.