Planeta La Segreta 2010
Price £9.25
Stock Level: 16
| Grape: | Grecanico 50%, Chardonnay 30%, Fiano 10% Viognier 10% |
| Strength: | 12.5% |
| Style: | Dry |
| Size: | 750ml |
| Cellar Notes: | To be drunk young, will mature though for up to 2 years. Full, dry and minerally with bags of exotic fruit generously bestowed by the Sicilian sun. (La Segreta means the secret but don't be afraid to tell your friends about it!) |
| Appearance: | Straw yellow with a light, greenish hue |
| Aromas: | Broad and lively aromatic bouquet combining citrus, lychee, pineapple, kumquat and peach with mineral and herbal notes, hints of flint, peppers and wild mint. |
| Palate: | Full, dry and balanced by the acidity typical of this vintage leaving a long finish. The wine is smooth and supple with a satisfying aftertaste of mint. |
| Serving Notes: | Excellent as an aperitif, but also with raw dishes (including seafood), lightly fried food, mixed salads, soft white cheeses. |
Vineyard: Planeta www.planeta.it
Planeta is a Sicilian wine company established in 1995. Planeta is not just one but six ways of expressing the land in six different aspects. This is the number of estates which produce their wine, of the boutique wineries each with their project of research into and making the most of the land. Ulmo at Sambuca di Sicilia (AG), Dispensa at Menfi (AG), Dorilli at Vittoria (RG), Buonivini at Noto (SR), Sciara Nuova on Etna at Castiglione di Sicilia (CT) and finally La Baronia at Capo Milazzo (ME) are the Planeta locations, a total surface area of vineyard of 364 hectares.
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