Frank Cornelissen “Magma” 2021 Subregion_Monferrato built a portfolio of small

built a portfolio of small Italian estates for the American market around indigenous grapes and named sites

sulfur only at bottling

early picking

and the acid handles the fat without effort

Fichet worked nights and weekends to stay ahead of it and chose to pick late

Frank Cornelissen “Magma” 2021 Subregion_Monferrato built a portfolio of smallThe Land Contrada Barbabecchi hangs on terraces above the village of Solicchiata at 870 to 910 meters, facing north to northeast in Etna's northern valley. This is close to the ceiling of viticulture on the mountain, which is why the wine carries a Terre Siciliane designation rather than Etna DOC. The soil is pure volcanic sand, porous enough that phylloxera never established itself, so the alberello vines here grow on their own roots. The 2021 season