The Planeta family, is of very ancient Spanish origin, for 17 generations, has been committed to the enhancement of Sicilian wine excellence, until arriving at the great and modern production reality that we know today, absolute protagonist of the Sicilian wine renaissance. The modern journey began in 1995 with the birth of the winery in Ulmo. Five estates in five different territories, Sambuca di Sicilia and Menfi (Agrigento), Vittoria (Ragusa), Noto (Siracusa), Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania) and Capo Milazzo (Messina). Different soils and climatic conditions give rise to different wines , endowed with a thousand facets, each with its own character and personality. A winery that has always been very attentive to environmental sustainability, so much so that it has joined the 'Planeta Terra' project, which has as its objectives: landscape protection, bio-architecture, renewable energy, recycled materials. With the 'Sostain' project, moreover, Planeta combines traditional and organic viticulture with the application of scientific and technological innovations. A company always researching and studying native varieties, but at the same time also international varieties such as Chardonnay and Cabernet.
Description
In contrada taccione of the Feudo di Mezzo estate in the heart of Etna viticulture, on soils of lava origin at about 700 meters above sea level, this wine is born from Carricante grapes partially fermented in barriques, endowed with an excellent mineral component, a wine that has won many awards from wine critics for elegance, pcharacter and typicality.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has a straw yellow color with greenish highlights.
On the nose emerge aromas of white fruit,plum peach, citrus, fresh almonds, herbs slightly marked by a light note of wood.
On the sip the 2021 vintage shows succos, soft with a return of fruity aromas, notes of yellow plums and prickly pears.
