2021 Frank Cornelissen, 'Munjebel VA' 1.5L Magnum Terre Siciliane Bianco IGT, Sicily, Italy Villa Calicantus The spontaneous fermentation

The spontaneous fermentation

All grapes were foot tread and soaked on skins overnight before being pressed whole bunch the next morning

“Piante a Lapio” avoids any trace of gimmickry and comes across as a wholly singular and profound creation

one of Richard’s signature old plots

The grapes were hand-harvested and primarily destemmed with about 5% whole-bunch inclusion

2021 Frank Cornelissen, 'Munjebel VA' 1.5L Magnum Terre Siciliane Bianco IGT, Sicily, Italy Villa Calicantus The spontaneous fermentationA special white wine, from our highest vineyards, located between 900 and 1. 000 m. asl from ungrafted vines. At the upper limit of where vineyards were planted on Etna, this white wine combines the characteristics of great wines: profoundness, density, high acidity with minerality and texture. Location: Maletto (Tartaraci), Linguaglossa (Zacchino Pietre)Vineyard: Tartaraci (1000m. asl) and Zacchino Pietre (920m. asl)Exposure: Tartaraci: North;