• Planeta Merlot Sito Dell'Ulmo 2018
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Planeta

Planeta Merlot Sito Dell'Ulmo 2018

Red green still

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  • Planeta Merlot Sito Dell'Ulmo 2018
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Planeta Sicily
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2020

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Denomination Menfi DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Aging 14 months in Allier oak barriques (50% new).
Other years 2020
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Description

Sito dell’Ulmo is a single-variety Merlot from a ‘Single Vineyard’. Years of experience have helped the company to identify in the vineyards of Ulmo, planted in 1987 on the banks of Lake Arancio, the ideal place for the cultivation of this ancient French variety.

Awards

  • 2018

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2018

    91

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

  • 2018

    3

    Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide

  • 2018

    93

    /100

    Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Sweet juice of black currant and candied violet which alternates with thyme and lavender.

Colore

Color

Deep ruby.

Gusto

Taste

Multi-faceted and intriguing red wine which combines the pleasure of tannins with an extraordinary persistence of taste.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

White meat with savoury sauces, fine fish cooked with lemon, and baked vegetables. It is also a wine that can be enjoyed by itself.

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
Poultry
Pork
White fish

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
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Planeta

Name Planeta Merlot Sito Dell'Ulmo 2018
Type Red green still
Denomination Menfi DOC
Vintage 2018
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Planeta
Origin Village of Ulmo, Town of Sambuca di Sicilia (Agrigento).
Climate Altitude: 195 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Average texture, moderately deep to deep with abundant pebbles, slightly limey and with some areas of dark organic material.
Cultivation system Guyot.
Plants per hectare 3,800.
Yield per hectare 8,500 kg/hectare.
Harvest 10th September.
Fermentation temperature 28 ⁰C
Wine making Grapes are destemmed and crushed followed by 14 days on the skins, and fermentation at 28⁰C. After racking, malolactic fermentation takes place in stainless steel.
Aging 14 months in Allier oak barriques (50% new).
Total acidity 6.15 gr/L
PH 3.35
Allergens Contains sulphites