Aziende Agricola Planeta
Etna Bianco
2023
$45.25
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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Product notes
The Carricante grapes on Etna always produce great satisfaction because the marriage between the black sand and the altitude provide structured aromas and threedimensional flavours. In this vintage we have found notes of white acacia flowers, fresh almonds and mountain peaches on the nose; on the palate juicy and full with notes of yellow plums and prickly pears.
Production notes
The soil is perfectly positioned and exposed ground, black with lava sands and due to this extraordinarily rich in minerals with structure of large dimensions, surrounded by woods and more recent lava flows. The grapes are gathered manually into creates of 15-17 kg, they are immediately refrigerated at 6-8 °C for one night, and the following day are selected by hand on a vibrating table and sent for a light destalking and soft pressing.
Tasting notes
The Carricante grapes on Etna always produce great satisfaction because the marriage between the black sand and the altitude provide structured aromas and threedimensional flavours. In this vintage we have found notes of white acacia flowers, fresh almonds and mountain peaches on the nose; on the palate juicy and full with notes of yellow plums and prickly pears.