Login
Log in if you have an account
Register
Having an account with us will allow you to check out faster in the future, store multiple addresses, view and track your orders in your account, and more.
Create an account
Style: Lush
Country: Italy
Region: Sicily
Appellation/Sub-Region: Terre Siciliane IGP
Grapes: Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Capuccio, Minella Nera, Alicante Bouschet, Minella Bianco
Vineyard/Cellar Practices: Low-Intervention/Natural Wine, Vegan
SO2: Zero
Where Food Meets Its Match: Drink with high acid dishes to enhance the wine's fruit and liveliness; fatty and oily dishes will help temper the wine’s acidity.
______________________________
Frank Cornelissen has carved a unique niche in Sicilian winemaking, crafting a distinctive range of terroir-driven, low-intervention wines while acquiring a cult following along the way. A hardcore proponent of natural winemaking, he farms his 64 acres on the slopes of Mt. Etna in a completely minimalist manner, viewing even biodynamic viticulture as “interventionist.” His hands-off approach in the vineyards carries over to the cellar as well: this ‘Susucaru’ rosso spontaneously ferments for 60 days in epoxy tanks with indigenous yeasts. The wine was very lightly filtered and bottled unfined, with no sulfur used in the vineyards or cellar. This blend of native Sicilian grape varietals includes nerello mascalese, nerello cappuccio, minella nera, alicante bouschet, and minella bianco. Never a wallflower, this wine commands your attention as soon as the cork is popped, offering intriguing - and perhaps polarizing - volcanic grunginess with a quiet confidence in its rather contrarian character. For the daredevils, don’t decant and basque in the reduction. For those looking to dip their toes into the waters of ‘Susucaru,’ gently decant, or give the bottle a good few shakes.