Frank Cornelissen “Munjebel” Bianco 2023 Passimento This allows for slower ripening

This allows for slower ripening and better acid retention — key to the balance in this wine

and blackcurrant aromas mingle with cracked pepper

Gautheron's fruit is two thirds bought from La Rochepot

and fiery non-alcoholic active botanical drink

The lighter body and floral aromatics make it useful where Barolo would overwhelm

Frank Cornelissen “Munjebel” Bianco 2023 Passimento This allows for slower ripeningThe Land Sicily reads as hot climate wine country, but Etna's northern valley gets winter snow. Cornelissen's white grape parcels sit on the volcano's north face around Solicchiata, in the comune of Castiglione di Sicilia, on black volcanic sand and decomposed lava that drains almost instantly. At these elevations the diurnal swings hold acidity in Grecanico Dorato and Carricante deep into fall, which is why a skin fermented white from an island off