{"product_id":"munjebel-fm-magnum-frank-cornelissen-sicily-italy-natural-wine","title":"Munjebel FM 2018 Magnum","description":"\u003cp\u003eMunjebel FM is Frank Cornelissen's single-contrada wine from Feudo di Mezzo, one of the largest and most distinctive contrade on the northern slopes of Mount Etna. FM designates the lower portion of the contrada, known as the sottana, where relatively deep volcanic ash and basalt soils at around 600 meters elevation yield wines of unusual elegance and roundness despite the lower position in the valley. Vines average 40 or more years old and are trained in the traditional alberello (bush-vine) system without grafting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrapes are hand-harvested, destemmed, and lightly crushed, then fermented with indigenous yeasts through a pied-de-cuve starter. Skin contact runs approximately 50 days. The wine is aged in neutral epoxy tanks ranging from 1,500 to 2,500 liters for around 18 months, then spends a further 18 months in bottle before release. Minimal sulfur is added depending on vintage conditions; the wine is unfiltered and unfined. Annual production is approximately 2,500 bottles, making this 1.5-liter magnum format particularly rare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 vintage on Etna produced wines of delicate structure and soft tannin. Tasting notes for this wine point to translucent ruby color, sour cherry, red berry compote, wild herbs, a mineral saline quality, and a velvety, acid-driven palate. Cornelissen himself has described the FM site as producing wines of Burgundian elegance and roundness, a character borne out by its well-ventilated situation and deep soils. Acidity is lively and the finish is long and savory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe estate does not label its wines under the Etna DOC, instead using the Terre Siciliane IGP designation. This bottle, labeled as Munjebel FM, is 100 percent Nerello Mascalese from Contrada Feudo di Mezzo farmed organically and biodynamically.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frank Cornelissen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13191345471543,"sku":"CORNMUNJ15C","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/cornelissen-munjebel-cs.jpg?v=1780187741","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/munjebel-fm-magnum-frank-cornelissen-sicily-italy-natural-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}