The Winery Frank Cornelissen of Sicily

Winery Frank Cornelissen
The winery offers 40 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 4 of the estates of Sicily.
It is located in Sicily

The Winery Frank Cornelissen is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 40 wines for sale in of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Located in the heart of the rugged and idyllic landscapes of Sicily, Italy, the Frank Cornelissen Estate is a true embodiment of passion and commitment for wine. The estate draws its unique character not just from the natural beauty that surrounds it, but also from the pure and unwavering vision of its creator, Frank Cornelissen. Originally from Belgium, Frank left his native country and traveled the world in search of a place that could satisfy his love for wine. He settled in Sicily in the late 1990s and designed the estate to capture the soul of the unique volcanic landscape that surrounds him. The estate is situated on the arid and rocky slopes of Mount Etna, the largest active volcano in Europe. This location offers the vines an uncommon combination of warm sunny days, cool nights, and nutrient-rich volcanic lands, creating an exceptional terroir for wine production. Frank Cornelissen is a fervent follower of natural and biodegradable winemaking, without the use of chemicals or the artificial manipulation of wine. He is dedicated to the purest expression of the volcanic terrain, producing wines of impressive intensity and complexity. His range includes deep reds, bright whites, and fruity rosés, all made from indigenous grape varieties of the region. What distinguishes the Frank Cornelissen Estate is its non-interventionist approach allowing a real expression of the terroir and a genuine personality in each bottle. Each wine is created with the least possible human intervention, leading to a natural product that embodies the true character of the volcanic soil and Mediterranean climate.

Top Winery Frank Cornelissen wines

Looking for the best Winery Frank Cornelissen wines in Sicily among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Frank Cornelissen wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Frank Cornelissen wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen

How Winery Frank Cornelissen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of arroz de marisco, quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese or steamed carrots with saffron.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

On the nose the white wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

  • 2015With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen.

  • Grecanico
  • Carricante
  • Coda di Volpe Biancha
  • Catarratto Bianco
  • Graciano

Discovering the wine region of Sicily

Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).

At its widest point, Sicily measures 280 kilometers (175 miles) from east to west, and about a third of that distance from North to south. Its roughly triangular shape earned the island the nickname Trinacria (the triangle) in the Middle Ages and is reflected in the triskelion (a three-pronged pattern) at the Center of the regional flag. With constant sunshine and moderate rainfall, Sicily's classic Mediterranean Climate is ideally suited to wine Grape production. The Warm, dry climate means that mould and rot are kept to a minimum, especially in well-ventilated areas that benefit from coastal breezes.

The top red wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen

How Winery Frank Cornelissen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of beef tenderloin wellington, pasta salmon - fresh cream or bitumen leg of lamb.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

On the nose the red wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of smoke, earthy or blackberry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

  • 2019With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.12/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.12/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen.

  • Nerello Mascalese
  • Nerello Cappuccio
  • Minella Bianca
  • Alicante Bouschet

Discover the grape variety: Alicante Bouschet

It is a crossbreed made in 1855 by Louis and Henri Bouschet from an intraspecific crossing between Grenache noir and Petit Bouschet. The Alicante Henri Bouschet is less and less multiplied, registered however in the Official Catalogue of the varieties of vine of wine grapes list A.

The top pink wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen

How Winery Frank Cornelissen wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Frank Cornelissen. often reveals types of flavors of iron, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen

  • 2011With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Frank Cornelissen.

  • Nerello Mascalese
  • Malvasia
  • Catarratto Bianco

The word of the wine: Maturing (champagne)

After riddling, the bottles are stored on "point", upside down, with the neck of one bottle in the bottom of the other. The duration of this maturation is very important: in contact with the dead yeasts, the wine takes on subtle aromas and gains in roundness and fatness. A brut without year must remain at least 15 months in the cellar after bottling, a vintage 36 months.

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Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese

A very old grape variety grown in Italy, more precisely in the north of Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna and in Sardinia. Its origin would be Greek because it was reported in Greece in the 7th century B.C. It is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between sangiovese or nielluccio and mantonico bianco. It should not be confused with nerello capuccio and pignatello nero. It should be noted that Nerello mascalese seems to be a grape variety adapted to altitude, as is the case in Sicily where it is planted at a rate of 6,000 and 9,000 vines per hectare. It is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, which is certainly due to its late ripening.

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