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Bottle
$98
Producer
Azienda Agricola Frank Cornelissen
Vintage
2020
Grape
Nerello Mascalese
Region
Etna, Northern Valley, Sicily, Italy
Overview
A single-contrada Nerello Mascalese from the stony Calderara Sottana vineyard at roughly 610 metres on Etna's northern side.
Tasting Notes
“An elegant, precise and potentially profound expression of Calderara Sottana, shaped by the site's stone-rich soil and cool northern exposure.”
Bottle
$98
Technical Profile
Appellation
Etna Rosso DOP or IGP Terre Siciliane Nerello Mascalese
Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
The Vineyard
North-facing Calderara Sottana at 610 metres; vines average more than 40 years old.
Elevation
610 metres
Winemaking
Indigenous-yeast fermentation with about sixty days of skin contact, then eighteen months in neutral epoxy and eighteen months in bottle.
Food Pairings
At Bar Torino
Bolognese Pizza
Bolognese Pizza has enough depth for the wine's structure, tannin, and darker fruit.
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