La Segreta Il Rosso 2023

Description

Organic still red wine from Sicily, 13% ABV, produced by Planeta. Blend: 50% Nero d'Avola, 25% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc, 2023 vintage. A wine that tells the story of a family that has cultivated the Sicilian land for 17 generations. Aromas of blackcurrant and mulberry with a subtle spicy and minty finish. An intense and vivid ruby red color. On the palate, the wine reveals its beautiful personality with flavors of ripe berries, balanced by a full, herbaceous flavor in an absolutely delightful way. The tannins are gentle and well-polished, giving this red a very versatile character.

Details

Perfume

Currant and mulberry aromas on the nose with a faint spicy and menthol finish.

Color

Intense and vivid ruby red colour.

Taste

In the mouth the wine shows its fine personality with flavours of ripe berries, balanced by a full, herbaceous taste that is absolutely pleasant. The tannins are docile and well polished, giving this red a very versatile character.

Serve at:

14 -16 °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

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Planeta La Segreta Il Rosso 2023
Type	Red organic still
Denomination	Sicilia DOC
Vintage	2023
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.0% by volume
Grape varieties	50% Nero d'Avola, 25% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Planeta
Climate	Altitude: Dispensa 45-75 m a.s.l.; Gurra 35-75 m a.s.l.; Maroccoli 370-430 m a.s.l. Buonivini 40-70 m a.s.l.
Soil composition	Medium deep tending to clayey, scarce skeleton almost absent, medium calcareous; at Maroccoli, medium calcareous soil rich in skeleton, little clay with abundant silty fraction. At Gurra, medium deep, little calcareous, skeleton absent and very clayey; Buonivini, soils composed of calcareous marl, abundant and small skeleton; fine texture with light-coloured clay fraction.
Cultivation system	Espalier with spurred cordon and Guyot pruning system.
Plants per hectare	4545-5050
Yield per hectare	Dispensa 80-90 quintals; Gurra 80 quintals; Maroccoli 70-80 quintals. Buonivini 70 quintals.
Harvest	26 August - 26 September.
Wine making	The grapes were harvested and transported to the winery in small to medium-sized carts. Once in the cellar, they were destemmed and crushed, then sent to 114/160/213 hl steel tanks. The grapes were handled three times a day with very short pumping over - between 12 and 25 minutes - depending on the stage of fermentation, so as to respect the skin and the fruit as much as possible. Fermentation lasted 7 to 8 days, the temperature in the early stages was kept at around 16 to 17 °C and then, as it drew to a close, refrigeration was suspended and the final alcoholic degrees took place at temperatures between 24 and 25 °C. Once fermentation was finished, the skins were racked off. Malolactic fermentation took place in the same tanks; once completed, between November and December, after racking following malolactic fermentation, ageing began, again in steel tanks.
Aging	Stainless steel.
Total acidity	5.5 gr/L
PH	3.55
Allergens	Contains sulphites