Description
Named after a wild flower that grows around our winery, this is a Grecanico-based blend, combined with a small percentage of a distinctly aromatic variety: Sauvignon Blanc. Finely aromatic, delicately structured, with aromas of tropical fruits, fresh citrus fruits and white flowers.
Tasting notes
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Taste
Serve at:
10 - 12 °C
Longevity:
03 - 05 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 Alastro 2025 |
|---|---|
| Type | White organic still |
| Denomination | Menfi DOC |
| Vintage | 2025 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 12.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 80% Grecanico Dorato, 20% Sauvignon |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Planeta |
| Origin | Ulmo - Sambuca di Sicilia (Agrigento) |
| Climate | Altitude: 200-250 m a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | 1903056 Medium-textured, medium-deep to deep soil with abundant pebble skeleton, weakly calcareous and with fractions of dark, vegetal soils. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon. |
| Plants per hectare | Grecanico 3,800/4,500 vines per hectare. Sauvignon Blanc 3,800 vines per hectare. |
| Yield per hectare | Grecanico 100 quintals Sauvignon Blanc 75 quintals. |
| Harvest | Grecanico 25-28 September. Sauvignon Blanc 30-31 August |
| Fermentation temperature | 15 ⁰C |
| Wine making | After destemming and soft pressing, the must decants at a low temperature and ferments at 15 °C. |
| Aging | At the end of fermentation, it matures on the fine lees for about 4 months in steel tanks where a bâtonneur keeps the lees in suspension. |
| Total acidity | 5.9 gr/L |
| PH | 3.41 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

