Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Rosso VA Vigne Alte 2019

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The 2017 Munjebel Rosso VA is otherwise known as the Cuvée Le Vigna Alte and represents a blend of fruit from various high-altitude sites on the volcano. These high-altitude sites do indeed produce some of the most interesting fruit, especially in a warm vintage like 2017. You get the heat of the sunshine near the top parts of the volcano, and you get the stronger quality of light up there. But you also get steep diurnal shifts between day and nighttime temperatures. These factors contribute to sharp and focused aromas with pinpoint accents of wild cherry, rose and crushed volcanic stone. Frank Cornelissen has done a great job here.

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