Nero d'Avola Plumbago 2022

Description

Still organic red Menfi DOC, 13.5% ABV, 100% Nero d'Avola, produced by Planeta, Sicily, 2022 vintage. A pure Nero d'Avola that expresses the strength of the Sicilian terroir. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks and maceration on the skins for 14 days at 25°C. Aged in 3rd and 4th passage barriques and tonneaux. Plumbago, dominated by the aromas of ripe plums and wild blackberries, displays pleasantly complex aromatic notes of incense, jasmine, and black truffle. A rich, purple-violet color. The tannin texture is varied, combining soft, sweet, and seductive aspects with harder, more direct, and austere ones. Perfect with grilled meats.

Details

Perfume

Plumbago is dominated by aromas of ripe plums and wild blackberries and has pleasantly complex aromatic hints of incense, jasmine and black truffle.

Color

Deep purple.

Taste

The tannin texture is varied and combines soft, sweet and seductive aspects, like a Sachertorte, with the harder, more direct aspects of a chocolate bar from Modica.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Producer

Producer

Planeta

From this winery

• Start up year: 1995
• Oenologist: Alessio Planeta
• Bottles produced: 2.500.000
• Hectares: 371

To say Planeta is to say the best Sicilian wine reality. Closely linked to the place where it is located, the Cantina Planeta offers a series of labels of great territorial adherence, truly unique: La Baronia in Capo Milazzo, Dispensa in Menfi, Buonivini at Noto, Feudo di Mezzo on the Mount Etna in Castiglione di Sicilia and Ulmo in Sambuca di Sicilia. These are the places where the Cantine Planeta wineries are located, whose history has been handed down since the XVI century, by no less than 17 generations. It is a project that always keeps its gaze fixed on the past, but immersed in the present with a focus on the future. This is manifested both through the link with the ancient Sicilian winemaking tradition symbolised by indigenous varieties such as: Carricante, Frappato, Grecanico, Nerello mascalese, Moscato di Noto and Nero d'Avola, and by international varieties such as Merlot, Chardonnay and Syrah. Xtrawine offers you a wide range of Planeta wines that have received major awards from AIS, from the best vintages of 2016 and 2017. All the Planeta wines featured on Xtrawine are characterised by intense fruity and floral aromas and a strong flavour. Read more

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Technical Sheet

Name	Planeta Nero d'Avola Plumbago 2022
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Menfi DOC
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Nero d'Avola
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Planeta
Origin	Menfi (Agrigento)
Climate	Altitude: Ulmo, at 195 m. a.s.l. Dispensa, at 75 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	The two vines grow on soils of average texture, moderately deep to deep with abundant pebbles, slightly limey and with sections of dark organic matter.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon
Plants per hectare	Ulmo: 3,800 vines per hectare; Dispensa: 4,500 vines per hectare.
Yield per hectare	Ulmo: 9,000 kg/hectare. Dispensa: 7,500 kg/hectare.
Harvest	10th 5th September.
Fermentation temperature	25 °C
Wine making	After destemming and crushing, the grapes ferment in stainless steel vats and remain on the skins for 14 days at 25⁰C with repeated pump-overs followed by a final period of racking by soft pressing. The wine thus obtained undergoes malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, and in January it is transferred to wooden barrels for 10 months.
Aging	In barriques and tonneaux of third and fourth passages.
Total acidity	6.05 gr/L
PH	3.43
Allergens	Contains sulphites