Features
Name:
La Segreta Sicilia Bianco DOC 2023
Terrain:
Clay Caqlcareous
Winery
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
La Segreta takes its name from the wood surrounding the all'Ulmo vineyard that has been owned by the Planeta family for centuries. It is a white wine made mainly from Grecanico grapes, an indigenous grape enriched by the presence of other varieties, including international ones, in the final blend. For this wine we were inspired by the theme of Sicilian nature - inside and outside the bottle - drawing on the work of an illustrious Sicilian, Giuseppe Riggio, who in the late 1700s and early 1800s created, with the help of a painter, a "erbario picto" that depicts with great precision and poetry, Sicilian flora. The new label offers an alphabet of herbs, flowers and roots, an expression of a hidden and powerful beauty that is revealed only to those who know how to admire it.
An olfactory and gustatory richness that is fully manifested in these wines.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Light yellow color with green hues that anticipate its freshness. Youthful citrus and floral notes on the nose, balanced by lively Mediterranean notes, peach, papaya and chamomile. Balanced and fine on the palate, thanks to well-dosed acidity.
Storage time:
To be loved young, appreciating its evolution over the next 2 years
Vinification
Static settling of must after destemming and soft pressing; inoculation with yeast on clear; ferments at 15 °C in steel tanks and stays there until bottling
Acknowledgements
2022 Wine Enthusiast 91/100Â
2022 James Sackling 91/100Â
