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Frank Cornelissen Magma 2019

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Iconic Etna wine delivering unparalleled intensity and elegance

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  • Producer: Frank Cornelissen
  • Country: France
  • Region: Sicily
  • Closure: Cork
  • Alcohol Content: 14%%
  • Cellaring: Now-2036
  • Serving Temperature: 10 degrees
  • Magma represents Cornelissen’s most concentrated, ethereal expression of Etna, sourced from extremely old vines planted on volcanic slopes at high altitude. Fermentation is long and natural, with aging in neutral vessels to avoid masking the vineyard character. The 2019 is powerful yet precise, offering dark cherry, iron and smoke layered over firm tannins. Despite its intensity the wine remains balanced, driven by acidity and mineral tension. Magma captures the dramatic nature of Etna’s landscape and Cornelissen’s uncompromising, unforced style.

  • "It’s almost impossible to pull away from the 2019 Nerello Mascalese Magma Rosso, with its beguiling bouquet of white pepper-tinged dusty rose offset by nuances of tangerine, pomegranate and the slightest hint of animal musk. This is a seriously textural expression, with smooth contours and admirable weight that’s perfectly balanced by stimulating acidity. Its fruit is decidedly red and sapid, yet with violet-tinged inner florals and sweet minerality. While structured, the 2019 maintains fantastic energy throughout the long yet remarkably fresh finale, as licorice and hints of hard candies slowly taper off into oblivion. While a year of cellaring is recommended here, I can’t help but suggest that readers check in on at least one bottle sooner than later to enjoy its primary power. The fruit for Magma hails from the Barbabecchi cru in the North valley between 870-910 meters, with its ungrafted vines that are over 100 years old. After a sixty-day maceration, the wine is vinified completely in neutral epoxy tanks." 97+ points Eric Guido, Vinous.com
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