- 93 points -
James Suckling, November 2017 (Vintage 2017)This is bright and vivid with tight and firm tannins that frame beautiful crushed raspberry and blueberry flavors. Medium body. Bright finish. Drink now.
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Aziende Agricola Planeta
Nocera Sicilia
2018
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Region
Sicily
Appellation
Sicilia
Varietal(s)
Nocera
100 %
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website
About this winery
Our tendency towards innovation and modernity has never distanced us from any historic and traditional interpretation of wine. Our patient and meticulous researches have always been directed to the past as much as to the future; on the one hand profoundly linked to the oldest Sicilian traditions of wine making with its heritage of indigenous varieties, and on the other an interest in those international grape vines which are best adapted to these territories, without neglecting the most...
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Press reviews
- 89 points -
Monica Larner, October 2019 (Vintage 2017)The 2017 Sicilia Nocera offers a faithful portrait of this little-known indigenous grape from the northern corner of Sicily. The bouquet is rather neutral in presentation with dark fruit, cassis and sweet garden herb. The wine offers mild structure and easy tannins, but there is enough fruity freshness here to pair with breaded veal chops.
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J'avais fait mention en 2018 d'une dégustation menée de main de maître par l'oenologue hongroise Patricia Toth des vins de la maison de Diego Planeta. Pas de cépage nocera toutefois. C'est le temps de se rattraper! Ce cépage de grande finesse trace un portrait élégant et évocateur, d'une profonde originalité. (5+)
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