Community Tasting Notes 21

• chatters wrote: flawed

  October 6, 2023 - Oxidised notes; caramel; bruised apple, dusty spices, a little chalky minerality, ripe black fruits are non-delineated, slight volatility. Sourly juicy, grippy and drying mineral tannins, but, alas, it falls off a cliff very quickly leaving the impression of alcohol warmth and regret that this wasn't consumed 3-4 years. I'm going FLAW here as I can't believe that this structured but pancake flat wine is meant to be like this.

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• jvphoto Likes this wine: 92 points

  December 30, 2022 - Nose was a little prune/molasses/anise - palate was mineral, sour cherry, good acid, soft tannins. Good with Calabrian sausage pizza.

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• Jimothy Brown wrote: 88 points

  July 15, 2022 - Half bottle. Brick, almost brown colour, pale, some sediment. Nose a bit farmyard. Palate slight spritz (I find this annoyingly often in Italian wines), medium light body. Medium length. Interesting, in a “probably not again” way. Not bad, but doesn’t deliver at the price. An education, rather than a revelation.

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• lightning wrote: 89 points

  April 13, 2022 - Glowing pale garnet. Nose of red fruits with a touch of violet and that Etna/Nerello Mascalese lava or rocky note; a touch under medium-bodied, raspy tannins on the midpalate and sprightly natty acids, red fruits quickly transition to a smoky gravel finish of length. It's probably a bit expensive for what it is - would probably be reasonable value at 50-70% of current retail, but you pay for the Frank C name and philosophy. 14.5% ABV.

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• gzim wrote:

  December 13, 2020 - Beautiful nose with a lot going on, on the palate there is so much tension wrapping around bright red fruit - but there is too much fine grained tannin and a drying on the finish with a tiny bit of something a little off putting. Hope this shows better on day 2- but I’d say “ Hold’em of ya got’em”

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type Red
• Producer Frank Cornelissen
• Varietal Nerello Mascalese
• Designation Munjebel
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Italy
• Region Sicily
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Terre Siciliane
• UPC Codes 505120573538, 8033373292521, 8033373293177

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• Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
• In Cellars 273 (54%)
• Consumed 232 (46%)

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