• Planeta Merlot Sito Dell'Ulmo 2018
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Planeta

Merlot Sito Dell'Ulmo 2018

Red green still

Organic and sustainable
  • Planeta Merlot Sito Dell'Ulmo 2018
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Planeta Sicily
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Denomination DOC Menfi Merlot
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 2021
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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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Tasting notes

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

Producer
Planeta
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1995
  • Oenologist: Alessio Planeta
  • Bottles produced: 2.500.000
  • Hectares: 371
Planeta is one of Sicily’s benchmark wineries, with an agricultural heritage passed down through 17 generations since the 16th century. Since the creation of the winery in the 1980s, Planeta has played a central role in elevating Sicilian wine, interpreting the island’s extraordinary diversity. The vineyards span five outstanding territories—Menfi, Vittoria, Noto, Etna and Capo Milazzo—each expressed through wines deeply connected to their place of origin. Production is entirely organic and combines research, sustainability and environmental respect. It is a contemporary vision rooted in the land, placing wine and territory at the center while looking to the future with coherence and responsibility.

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
Production area: Sicily
Sicily
Planeta

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

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

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