Magma Rosso 2020

Magma Rosso 2020

Product name: Magmarosso 2020

Producer name: Frank Cornelissen

Variety: Nerello Mascalese

Region: Italy > Sicily

Category: 赤

Capacity: 700ml

$546.00
 
$546.00
 

The Barbavecchi vineyard is located east of the winery in Soricchiata, at an altitude of 870-910m. The vines are known to have been planted in Piede Franco around 1910, and the average age of the vines is over 100 years. "Magma" is the name given only to wines that Frank feels have fully expressed the depth of the terroir, through the combined efforts of all his labor and passion. It is not produced in years when the wine does not reach the desired level of ripeness. The first vintage was 2001.

The grapes are carefully destemmed and lightly pressed, then macerated and alcoholically fermented for 50 days with a small amount of crushed grapes (pied de cuve) before the full harvest. They are then aged for approximately 18 months in 1500-2500 liters of fiberglass tanks. They are then aged for another 18 months in bottle before being released.

 

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Frank Cornelissen

"Frank Cornelissen" attracts the most attention in Etna, Sicily!

The latest vintage is now in stock.
Among the producers who claim to be natural, Frank Cornelissen is the most aggressive winemaker.
He was originally a wine merchant in Belgium and is a close friend of Mr. Ota, the president of the importer Vinaiota, and when we talk to him, he seems to be a very stoic person.
Organic farming, no pesticides, no fertilizers, and even Bordeaux liquid is used as little as possible (not used at all in 2001 and 2004). Fruits removed from the sorting process are returned to the fields to be used as fertilizer. We are creating a cycle back to nature.

It has been more than 15 years since Frank's wine has been introduced to Japan, but I still clearly remember the first time I drank Frank's wine.

As a result of Frank's commitment to only the perfect grapes, he was able to harvest only 5 kg of ``Magma'' from one plot.
A wine that makes you feel the intense passion of the creator, for better or for worse. To be frank, I'm not sure if I'd call this wine ``delicious,'' but there is no doubt that it was a frighteningly impressive liquid with surprising tension.

And Frank's wines in recent years. Extremely sophisticated, truly delicious, and has a deep flavor.
I sometimes think that maybe his mental state at the time is expressed in the wine.
In that sense, he may also be a wine maker and an "artist"...

This time we have arrived a cru series that expresses the individuality of each field of "Mungebelle Rosso", which is the core of Frankish wine.
This time we have 6 cru wines in stock!!

Mt. Etna is a mountain, so naturally the fields are on a slope with a slope. There are many fields of dark soil made of volcanic rock. Rather than a large field, there are many small plots. It is a unique land with completely different characteristics depending on the direction of the field and altitude.