Planeta

Sicily Since its inception in 1985 the Planeta winery has in a relatively short space of time established itself as one of the most dynamic and quality orientated wineries in the whole of Italy. The fact that the estate is based in the south west corner of Sicily – an island which for so long has been a quality winemaking backwater – makes the achievement all the more remarkable. Run by cousins Francesca, Alessio and Santi Planeta the estate won the coveted Cantina dell’Anno (Italian winery of the year award) in 1999 and has gone from strength to strength in the intervening years. The Estate’s international reputation was founded on the quality of its Chardonnay – which remains a benchmark for Italian white wines – but the family has long believed in the potential quality of local Sicilian grape varieties and is now makes outstanding wines from the likes of Nero D’Avola and Frappato. Improvements and investment continue apace, the new olive oil press is open and produced its inaugural 2003 vintage and the new winery in Noto was also up and running for the 2003 vintage. 2003 also saw the purchase of further land in Vittoria to augment the DOC project that is already underway and which saw its first fruits with the release of the Cerasuolo di Vittoria, and sees stage two with the arrival of the Moscato di Noto.

	Planeta Chardonnay 2004 Bin No. PLANCHAR04 Price: £17.50 The grapes for the Planeta chardonnay were harvested during the first half of August, the individual parcels were selected for their ripeness and various levels of acidity and sugar in order to facilitate a complex wine. After de-stemming and crushing, the juice was left overnight to settle whilst being chilled and cold macerated for 8-12 hours. It was then innoculated with pure yeast strains and transferred to 225 litre oak barrels (one half of ..
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	Planeta Cometa 2004 Bin No. PLANCOM04 Price: £17.50 Made from 100% Fiano and indigenous local white grape variety this wine is an excellent partner for full flavoured starters, fresh goats cheese or rich seafood. The grapes for the wine are crushed and de-stemmed and the juice is then clarified through settling overnight. It is then fermented in stainless steel tanks, where it is kept on its lees for five months before light fining and bottling. The final wine is deep straw yellow in colour with ..
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	Planeta Merlot 2003 Bin No. PLANMER03 Price: £17.50 Harvested during the last few weeks of August, the grapes are destemmed and crushed before spending 14 days macerating on the skins in 150hl stainless steel fermenters at 28 degrees C. After racking, the wine spends 12 months in 225 litre Allier oak barrels. The Planeta Merlot is intense red in colour with a strong ruby hue. On the nose the wine displays complex mineral notes alongside red berries, plums and bilberry. On the palate it is elegant ..
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	Planeta Syrah 2003 Bin No. PLANSYR03 Price: £17.50 The grapes for this wine were harvested from Planeta's Dispensa and Gurra vineyards. Once at the winery the grapes are de-stemmed and crushed, followed by the process of extraction on skins with 12 days of maceration. After racking the wine is matured in 225 litre French Allier oak barrels for 12 months. The final wine is ruby red to deep purple in colour. Intense and persistent on the nose with notes of black-cherry and blackberry; chocolate, ..
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