Description
Still organic white wine, produced by Planeta in Sicily, 100% Riesling, 2023 vintage. A wine that expresses the purity of Riesling through a still-youthful nose of white apple, plum, lemon, and yellow flowers. An explosion of aromas that anticipates a fresh, minerally palate, typical of this grape variety.
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
- Start up year: 1995
- Oenologist: Alessio Planeta
- Bottles produced: 2.500.000
- Hectares: 371
Xtrawine offers a selection of Planeta wines awarded by AIS, representing high‑quality vintages such as 2016 and 2017. These wines showcase the richness of Sicilian terroirs through intense, harmonious aromas with fruity and floral notes, and a defined, balanced and deeply distinctive palate. Read more
| Name | Planeta Eruzione 1614 Riesling 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | White organic still |
| Denomination | Terre Siciliane IGT |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Riesling |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Planeta |
| Origin | Village of Sciaranuova, Town of Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania) |
| Climate | Altitude: 815 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | The land has a perfect aspect and position. A black land with lava sands extraordinarily rich in minerals; surrounded by woods and more recent lava flows. |
| Cultivation system | Guyot |
| Plants per hectare | 5,000 |
| Yield per hectare | 6,000 kg/hectare |
| Harvest | 26th of September. |
| Fermentation temperature | 15 ⁰C |
| Wine making | The grapes are picked into crates and immediately refrigerated at 8°C, selected by hand and sent for light destemming and crushing followed by soft pressing. The decanted must is racked and fermented at 15°C in stainless steel vats. The wine obtained remains on the lees with continuous movement until March. |
| Total acidity | 6.57 gr/L |
| PH | 3.17 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

