Description
From our Feudo di Mezzo winery, located in the heart of Etna's viticulture, comes this wine. From Nerello Mascalese grapes, in search of a contemporary expression of this noble variety cultivated in the splendid and unique terroir of Etna.
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Serve at:
14 -16 °C
Longevity:
05 - 10 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- 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 Etna Rosso Contrada Feudo di Mezzo 2023 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Etna DOC |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Nerello Mascalese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Planeta |
| Origin | Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) |
| Climate | Altitude: 510 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | The soils are perfectly exposed and sloping, black due to the lava sands, and therefore extraordinarily rich in minerals; around it are woods and more recent lava flows. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon. |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Yield per hectare | 80 q. |
| Harvest | 15-25 October. |
| Wine making | The grapes, harvested in crates if necessary, are immediately chilled to a temperature of 10 °C and then sorted by hand. After being crushed and destemmed, they ferment at 23 °C in wooden vats and steel tanks; they remain on the skins for 14 days with one pumping over and two manual punch-downs a day; they are then racked off with the help of the vertical press. The wine thus obtained is aged in wooden and steel vats for 6-8 months. |
| Aging | In 50 hl wooden and steel vats. |
| Total acidity | 5.1 gr/L |
| PH | 3.55 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

