Wine Planeta, "Rose", Sicilia IGT, 2014
Tasting Notes
The color of wine - pale pink, with a hint of strawberry.
The wine has a smooth, beverage, fresh taste with well-balanced acidity and a pleasant aftertaste.
Attractive aroma of the wine is filled with notes of red fruits, strawberry and pomegranate, which complement the floral fragrance, in particular - rose.
The wine is perfect as an aperitif, combined with white meat, ham or just with peanuts and dried pistachios. Serves Sicilian dishes such as carpaccio of white fish, pasta with sea urchins, salad with chicken, olives and lemon. Suitable for fried seafood, pasta with caviar, roasted artichokes, fried shrimp.
Interesting Facts
"Rose" - a fresh and fruity wine that embodies the soul of sense Sicilian summer. To create a wine "Rose", which was first released in 2007, used the grape varieties Syrah and Nero d'Avola. The vineyards are located in the area of Menefee, in Grande Cantina and Dispensa at an altitude of 250 meters above sea level. Yields - 2.2 kg with vines, planting density - 5,000 vines per hectare. Harvesting begins on the first day of September. Vinification takes place on technology designed for white wines: after treatment mild pressure followed by a short period of maceration (about 3-4 hours), to get the perfect color shade. Then the fermentation is carried out in stainless steel vats at 15 ° C. The wine is bottled in the first half of February.
Planet - a name the family of Italian winemakers, whose three members - Alessio, Francesca and Santi - together with the oenologist Carlo Corino today run this economy. Family Planet has contributed greatly to agriculture in the region of Sicily. As for the wine, although the industry is relatively new for them, nevertheless a very short time they built an empire of the four estates with vineyards and two wineries located along the southern coast of Sicily and connected by a road. Winery Ulmo was the first step of the family of planets. It was built in 1995 near Sambuca di Sicilia, and her work is focused on white wines, mostly on Chardonnay and Fiano. It produces Segreta Bianco, Alastro, Cometa and the famous Chardonnay - a wine that has brought the company worldwide fame. There are also beautiful tasting room, located in the mansion of the XVI century, many vineyards and old olive grove.
Then, in 2001, built a winery Planet Dispensa near the town of Menefee, closer to the coast. Here, their efforts are focused on red wines and the winery is surrounded by the largest of the family-owned vineyards. This winery produced Segreta Rosso, Merlot, Syrah and a great Burdese - Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. The planet has more vineyards further east: in Noto (Syracuse) with Nero d'Avola and Moscato in the family homestead Dorilli in Acate, where they grow autochthonous red varieties Nero d'Avola and Frappato.
Wines Planet - exclusively and consistently high quality - their rightful place among the best wines of the Italian manufacturers and were marked by many awards specialized wine competitions and tastings.
Producer's description
Planeta is the name of a family of Italian winemakers, three representatives of which - Alessio, Francesca and Santi - together with oenologist Carlo today manage this estate. The Planeta family made a great contribution to the agriculture of the Sicily region. As for winemaking, although this industry is quite new to them, nevertheless, in a very short time they have built a real empire of four properties with vineyards and two wineries, located along the southern coast of Sicily and connected by one road.
The Ulmo winery was the first step of the Planet family. It was built in 1995 near Sambuca di Sicilia and its work is concentrated on white wines, mainly Chardonnay and Fiano. "Segreta" Bianco, "Alastro", "Cometa" and the famous Chardonnay are produced here - the wine that brought the company worldwide fame. There are also beautiful tasting rooms housed in a 16th-century mansion, many vineyards and an old olive grove.
In 2001 , Planet built the Dispensa winery near the town of Menfi, even closer to the coast. Here their efforts are focused on red wines, and the winery is surrounded by the largest of the family's vineyards. This winery produces "La Segreta" Rosso , Merlot , Syrah and the magnificent "Burdese" - a Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. Planeta has further vineyards further east: in Noto (Syracuse) with Nero d'Avola and Moscato and at the Dorilli family estate, in Acata, where they grow the autochthonous red varieties Nero d'Avola and Frappato.
The exceptional and consistently high quality wines of the Planet have taken their rightful place among the best wines of Italian producers and have been awarded many awards at specialized wine competitions and tastings.