• Planeta Cabernet Franc Didacus 2020
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Planeta Cabernet Franc Didacus 2020

Red green still

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  • Planeta Cabernet Franc Didacus 2020
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Planeta Sicily
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Denomination Menfi DOC
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Area Sicily (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Cabernet Franc
Aging 20 months in barriques. A battonage is carried out every two weeks throughout the ageing period.
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Description

Cabernet Franc DOC 'Didacus' owes its name to the nickname used to call Diego Planeta. A wine dedicated to Planeta's founder and his vision for the most difficult and most exciting challenge. A red wine produced from the best Cabernet Franc grapes, hand-picked in the vineyard near Menfi.

Awards

  • 2020

    91

    /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

    3

    One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.

  • 2020

    94

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

On the nose hints of red fruit, accompanied by spicy notes.

Colore

Color

Ruby red.

Gusto

Taste

On the palate the wine is full, energetic and gritty.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Meat
Cheese
Matured cheese
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 Cabernet Franc Didacus 2020
Type Red green still
Denomination Menfi DOC
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 13.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Cabernet Franc
Country Italy
Region Sicily
Vendor Planeta
Soil composition Made of 46% clay, 22% silt, 32% sand.
Cultivation system Spurred cordon
Plants per hectare 4,545
Yield per hectare 1,250 kg/hectare.
Harvest By hand, followed by manual sorting on the whole bunches, with a 2-2.5% waste.
Wine making Grapes are destemmed and crushed. The fermentation occurs in three different ways, with temperatures between 18-24°C and direct inoculation of selected yeasts. Malolactic fermentation takes place in barriques.
Aging 20 months in barriques. A battonage is carried out every two weeks throughout the ageing period.
Total acidity 5.9 gr/L
PH 3.4
Allergens Contains sulphites