2023 Frank Cornelissen “Munjebel” Bianco, Terre Siciliane, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE Coming from Grecanico Dorato and Carricante that are 30+ years in age. Destemming and light crushing of the grapes takes place before skin maceration with only indigenous yeasts for approximately 3 days. Aging takes place in neutral epoxy tanks from 1500 liters to 4500 liters for about 16 months. No fining or filtering before bottling. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Frank Cornelissen is the owner of 19 hectares of vines rather high up on Mount

she created a simple menu made with locally sourced ingredients

all farming has to be done by hand

The Dutraive lineup includes some of the most aromatically and texturally unique wines in all of Beaujolais

The blend is composed primarily of Chardonnay with Verdelho and Muscat

The wine is then filtered and bottled with liqueur de tirage to start the second fermentation in bottles

the already small holdings were not fragmented further

NO herbicides

sincere and authentic

The resulting wine is something that reminds us of some of our favorites from Meursault

Ernst dramatically reduced crop size and stopped all chemical fertilization

gentle approach: the fruit is fully destemmed

winemaking choice favoring the least manipulation of the grapes possible