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Planeta Sicily

Planeta

Planeta Controdanza 2020

Red green still

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  • Planeta Controdanza 2020
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Planeta Sicily
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Other years:

2021
Immediate availability Last 1 bottles remaining
Denomination Noto DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 85% Nero d'Avola, 15% Merlot
Aging 10 months in Allier oak barriques of second and third passage.
Other years 2021
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Description

Controdanza, from “country dance”, is a traditional rural dance where partners move gracefully together and then oppose each other. Thus, this wine imagined an association of Nero d’Avola and a small amount of Merlot, both cultivated in Noto’s white soil. An unconventional combination, balanced between harmony and contrast.

Awards

  • 2020

    4

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

  • 2020

    90

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 2020

    2

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2020

    90

    /100

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

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Mulberry and plum together with bay, incense and balsamic notes being balanced and made lively by the addition of a vibrant Merlot produced on the same calcareous soils.

Gusto

Taste

Harmonic acidity and soft tannins are characterising the palate.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

From pork to lamb, the wine expresses its best with all grilled meats. Also ideal with a traditional recipe such as ‘salsiccia sul coppo’ or in a playful pairing with sweet and sour sauces.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Lamb
Pork

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 Controdanza 2020
Type Red green still
Denomination Noto DOC
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Grape varieties 85% Nero d'Avola, 15% Merlot
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Planeta
Origin Village of Buonivini, Town of Noto (Siracusa).
Climate Altitude: 40-70 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Very limey soil, abundant stones of small size; fine texture with pale coloured chalky sections.
Cultivation system Spurred cordon.
Plants per hectare 5,000.
Yield per hectare 8,500 kg/hectare for Nero d’Avola, 7,600 kg/hectare for Merlot.
Harvest Between the 15th and 20th of September for Nero d’Avola, and the 10th of September for Merlot.
Fermentation temperature 25 ⁰C
Wine making Grapes are destemmed and crushed followed by 14 days lying on the skins. The fermentation takes place at 25°C followed by racking and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel.
Aging 10 months in Allier oak barriques of second and third passage.
Total acidity 5.7 gr/L
PH 3.45
Allergens Contains sulphites