Planeta, Santa Cecilia, Noto DOC

0900239 | Red

Grape Varieties: Nero d’Avola
Tasting Notes: Purple reflections when young. A very spicy, fruity wine, brilliant and clear, perfumed with bergamot and orange peel. The compact ripe fruit. Traces of graphite confer elements, wild blackberry and cherry maintain the wine on a register of rigorous style and taste.
Food Pairings: Red Meat | BBQ | Cold Cuts | Pizza | Pasta | Bun Bo Nam Bo | Peking Duck

The Producer

Planeta

Since its inception in 1985 the Planeta winery has in a relatively short space of time established itself as one of the most dynamic and quality orientated wineries in the whole of Italy. The fact that the estate is based in the south west corner of Sicily – an island which for so long has been a quality winemaking backwater – makes the achievement all the more remarkable. Run by cousins Francesca, Alessio and Santi Planeta the estate won the coveted Cantina dell’Anno (Italian winery of the year award) in 1999 and has gone from strength to strength in the intervening years.

The Estate’s international reputation was founded on the quality of its Chardonnay – which remains a benchmark for Italian white wines – but the family has long believed in the potential quality of local Sicilian grape varieties and is now makes outstanding wines from the likes of Nero D’Avola and Frappato. The energy and vision of the team at Planeta continue to make it one of the most exciting wineries in our entire portfolio.