March 6, 2014 - Some secondary aromas are starting to develop, but no hints of oxidation and it has still the excellent fresh primary nose of raspberries crushed on volcanic rock. Just a whiff of alcohol on the nose, but not in any intrusive way. In the mouth it explodes with different sensations and is there a hint of Co2 here still? The acidity is soaring compared to the memory of my previous bottle. A well structured and good wine, ideal accompaniment to spiced duck, a far better wine and match than the Faiveley Volnay 1er Santenots that it was consumed next to.
To conclude: yet another excellent bottle of wine from Cornelissen. I am really impressed with how well it has aged, it would probably last another decade, but unfortunately this was my last bottle.
December 5, 2009 - Strange but in an interesting way. After the initil funk blew off and the frizzante character subsided, the Munjebel 3 displayed evergreen, menthol, and white pepper aromas over a raspberry compote; light but dense, very high acid, creating an almost alcohol style heat that overpowers the tart cranberries and pepper character.
October 28, 2009 - Rostbraunrot mit kaum zu durchdringender Trübheit, etwas Lebendiges im Wein wäre nicht zu erkennen... Hefige und oxidative Noten vermischen sich, dazu Tabak, Jod, Mandarinenschale, Zitrus, Viel Kohlensäure am Gaumen; leider auch ein heftiger Lakritzunterton und herber, kräuteriger Abgang. Ich liebe eigentlich diesen süffigen Wein; diese Flasche präsentiert sich wieder etwas besser als die letzte - leider erscheinen mir die letzten beiden Flaschen aber über dem Punkt!
August 23, 2009 - Leider mit viel Kohlensäure durch erneute Gärung; an der Nase die typischen Jod-, Hefe- und blumigen Noten; die ersten Flaschen deutlich besser; nun herber Unterton, bitter - leider fehlerhaft!
August 6, 2008 - Far better than the Munjebel Bianco. Light color, opaque. Red fruit and mineral on the nose. Refreshing acid. Changes a lot during the hours it was in the glass.
June 15, 2008 - Probably the most controversial of the 3 Cornelissen wines we tasted. This one wasn't much deeper or darker than the Contadino (surprisingly for the price) and we found it actually went well with a green salad with pear, blue cheese, and walnuts with a garlic vinagrette. It actually tasted better with the vinegar of the salad. Go figure!
June 1, 2008 - Zany and unpleasantly tart on opening. After an hour or two it got a little more berry, lost the tartness, and was pretty good with some cheese (cheddar). Another hour and the ash and orange peel notes came out. A fun experiment, but I enjoyed his white much better. It was cloudy, but not much sediment in the bottle I opened.
April 10, 2008 - Muddy pinkish transforming into orange-brown. Pinotish fruity smell. On the palate candylike fruits and pepper, nice acidity and characteristic sparkling sensation not unlike cornelissens contadino rosso, although fuller and somewhat warmer fruit. Very nice. Bought after significant price reduction. Now well worth the money. I doubt its aging potential, although who knows?
March 23, 2008 - Pinkish red, very muddy. Amazing nose of highregister red berries, vulcanic smoke, pine and something undefineable - nose kept changing troughout the 3-4 hours this was drunk. Amazingly the color darkens as well and ends up dark brown. In the mouth this is very intense with loads of acid and a prickling feel - a mix of red berries, spices and an immense vulcanic minerality. With air it gets rounder andultimately becomes very pleasing. My expectations was for this to be interesting but that it turned out to be pleasing as well was a very positive surprise. Stylewise not like anything else, yet closest to burgundy and best from burgundy glasses.