Planeta Alastro 2017

Planeta Alastro 2017

Planeta, 0,75 l - 12.50%
100% Grecanico Dorato

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Sicily - Italy
White still

How to serve

Serve at:

10 - 12°C.

Longevity:

03 - 05 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Aged White Wines
Planeta Alastro 2017

Colour

Intense straw yellow with light greenish hue.

Bouquet

Intense and soft. Notes of medlar, white peach from Bivona and pink grapefruit, with hints of vanilla, jasmine and green tea.

Flavour

Measured and soft with a structure well supported by its acidity. A floral and complex finish

Pairing

Ideal with sea food first courses, with shell fish and with light soups based on vegetables or with fish soups.

Pasta
Fish
Shellfish
Cheese

Features

Name Planeta Alastro 2017
Type White still
Classification IGT Sicilia
Year 2017
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 12.50% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Grecanico Dorato
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Origin Sambuca di Sicilia (AG) 200/250 metres
Soil composition From shallow to very deep soil, medium texture: good presence of stones, slightly calcareous with sections of deep vegetable matter.
Cultivation system Vertical trellis; bilateral Guyot
No. plants per hectare 3.800 vines/hectare
Yield per hectare 9 tonnes; 2,2 kg per vine
Harvest Chardonnay 10th to 20th August, Grecanico 25 to 30th September
Fermentation temperature 15°C in steel tanks, 20°C in barrels
Fermentation period 12 days
Production technique Stainless steel tanks. Part of the Chardonnay is fermented in 225-litre new Allier oak barrels
Vinification The grapes are crushed and destemmed; the juice is clarified through settling cold overnight and then inoculated with a selected pure yeast.
Ageing After fermentation 90% of the grapes are aged in stainless steel tanks and matured on lees for six months. The remaining 10% of Chardonnay ferments in oak barrels and is mixed with the rest in March
Total acidity 5.80 gr/L
pH 3.40
Production year 100,000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Ideal with sea food first courses, with shell fish and with light soups based on vegetables or with fish soups.

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Vintage

xtraWine
91/100 
2017
Vinous
88/100 
2015
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2012
James Suckling
91/100 
2011
Veronelli
 
2 red stars - A high quality wine with distinctive character 2009
Wine Spectator
90/100 
2006
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