Description
In the local dialect, Burdese means Bordeaux and refers to the classic blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. It is a red wine of great density, structure and balance, produced in limited quantities from selected vineyards. Burdese is a great wine for ageing that offers a complexity of aromas and flavours born of the Sicilian sun.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °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 Burdese 2021 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red organic still |
| Denomination | Menfi DOC |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sicily |
| Vendor | Planeta |
| Origin | Menfi and Sambuca di Sicilia (AG) |
| Climate | Altitude: Dispensa 75 m. a.s.l., Maroccoli 430 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | DISPENSA: medium deep, scarce skeleton almost absent, medium limestone. MAROCCOLI: skeleton-rich, averagely clayey soil with abundant silty fraction. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred Cordon |
| Plants per hectare | 4500 |
| Yield per hectare | DISPENSA: 75 q., MAROCCOLI: 60 q. |
| Harvest | DISPENSA: 5 September. MAROCCOLI: 15 September |
| Wine making | Destemming followed by 21 days on the skins. After racking, maturation in new Allier oak barriques for 14 months and malolactic fermentation in wood and steel. |
| Aging | In Allier oak barrels, 100% new. |
| Total acidity | 6.1 gr/L |
| PH | 3.5 |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

