Spumante Carricante Metodo Classico Brut 2022

Description

Organic Brut Classic Method sparkling wine from Sicily, produced by Planeta. 100% Carricante. 0.75 L bottle, 2022 vintage. A classic method sparkling wine that expresses the volcanic soul of Etna, with a native Carricante grape variety that offers a unique sensory experience. The grapes are harvested early to preserve acidity, and the vinification is meticulously crafted to enhance the terroir's minerality. Refined and persistent perlage. Floral aromas are complemented by notes of citrus fruit with a strong minerality. The wine is incredibly smooth on the palate, with delicate flavors of citron and passion fruit. A surprisingly enchanting flavor, rich and punctuated by aromas of Mediterranean scrub on the finish.

Details

Perlage

Fine and persistent.

Perfume

Floral aromas together with citrus notes, and great minerality.

Taste

Smooth and soft on the palate with a delicate flavour of citrus and passion fruit. A surprising and enchanting taste with a Mediterranean touch.

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Producer

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

Sicily

Technical Sheet

Name	Planeta Spumante Carricante Metodo Classico Brut 2022
Type	White organic classic method sparkling wine brut
Denomination	VSQ
Vintage	2022
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Carricante
Country	Italy
Region	Sicily
Vendor	Planeta
Origin	Castiglione di Sicilia (Catania)
Climate	Altitude: 850 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition	The land has perfect aspect and location, black with lava sands, and for this extraordinarily rich in minerals; surrounded by woods and more recent lava flows.
Cultivation system	Spurred cordon and Guyot.
Plants per hectare	5,000
Yield per hectare	9,000 kg/hectare
Harvest	20th of September, the grapes are harvested early into crates to preserve acidity.
Wine making	The grapes are destalked and undergo soft pressing, the decanted must is racked and inoculated with yeasts, it ferments at 15 ⁰C in stainless steel vats. The wine thus obtained remains on the fine lees with continual stirring until January.
Aging	At the end of March it is prepared for the ‘tirage’ and is bottled; it remains on the lees for an average of 20 months, at 12 ⁰C, and is then disgorged.
Total acidity	6.85 gr/L
PH	3.05
Residual sugar	4.5 gr/L
Allergens	Contains sulphites