“Crisp, Mineral, Value for Money”
Iconic wine of Sicily, wonderful Chardonnay from Italy. Rich aroma of citrus fruits, pear and peach with a balanced vanilla, oaky and toasty notes. On palate, pleasant balancing acidity, opulent buttery texture, full bodied and nice finish with great ageing potential. This shows the wine world is really immense. Embrace!
... Tasting notes of:
… Pairs well with pork, mushroom, roast veal (for a change)
- About the Wine
- Tasting Notes
- Rating and Critic
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About the Winery
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium-
Body: Medium+
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bottle size: 750ml
Wine making: After destalking, soft pressing and static sedimentation at a low temperature, fermentation in barrique at 18⁰C, maturation of 11 months with bâtonnage carried out every 10 days. Maturation: Allier oak barriques of 225 litres, 50% new and 50% 2nd and 3rd use.
From the winery:
"Single-variety Chardonnay whose characteristics which have made it so famous which here emerge very clearly. Starting from the richness of its deep clear golden but transparent colour one imagines the pleasing contrast of creaminess and crispness in the taste. It is indeed a soft white wine underlaid by a refreshing acid vein which accompanies each mouthful. A slight mineral suggestion combines harmoniously with the flavour of ripe yellow peaches, acacia honey and marzipan and with some peaty, cereal and toasted aromas which precede the powerful balanced finish."
94 points (on 2018 vintage), Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Planeta is a producer of wine, the heritage of seventeen generations. An extensive voyage through time but also through Sicily – a true continent of wine – and present in five of its most representative regions: Menfi, Vittoria, Noto, Etna and Capo Milazzo.
Currently, Planeta has six boutique wineries include: Ulmo at Sambuca di Sicilia, Dispensa at Menfi, Dorilli at Vittoria, Buonivini at Noto, Sciara Nuova on Etna at Castiglione di Sicilia, and the newest addition, La Baronia at Capo Milazzo. Each vineyard site is carefully cultivated with grapes that best compliment the local terroir.
About the Wine
Grape: 100% Chardonnay
Sweetness: Dry
Acidity: Medium-
Body: Medium+
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bottle size: 750ml
Wine making: After destalking, soft pressing and static sedimentation at a low temperature, fermentation in barrique at 18⁰C, maturation of 11 months with bâtonnage carried out every 10 days. Maturation: Allier oak barriques of 225 litres, 50% new and 50% 2nd and 3rd use.
Tasting Notes
From the winery:
"Single-variety Chardonnay whose characteristics which have made it so famous which here emerge very clearly. Starting from the richness of its deep clear golden but transparent colour one imagines the pleasing contrast of creaminess and crispness in the taste. It is indeed a soft white wine underlaid by a refreshing acid vein which accompanies each mouthful. A slight mineral suggestion combines harmoniously with the flavour of ripe yellow peaches, acacia honey and marzipan and with some peaty, cereal and toasted aromas which precede the powerful balanced finish."
Rating and Critic
94 points (on 2018 vintage), Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
About the Winery
Planeta is a producer of wine, the heritage of seventeen generations. An extensive voyage through time but also through Sicily – a true continent of wine – and present in five of its most representative regions: Menfi, Vittoria, Noto, Etna and Capo Milazzo.
Currently, Planeta has six boutique wineries include: Ulmo at Sambuca di Sicilia, Dispensa at Menfi, Dorilli at Vittoria, Buonivini at Noto, Sciara Nuova on Etna at Castiglione di Sicilia, and the newest addition, La Baronia at Capo Milazzo. Each vineyard site is carefully cultivated with grapes that best compliment the local terroir.