Planeta - Etna Rosso, Sicily, Italy (2021)

TASTING NOTES

A subtle, fresh and elegant wine, characterized by a typical minerality with scents of flowers, small red fruits, citrus, ash and aromatic herbs. The palate is taut, fresh, mineral and tannic.

Planeta family is one of the eldest families of winegrowers in Sicily now in their seventeenth generation and operating 5 wineries spread around Sicily and producing wines from many of the DOC zones.

The Nerello Mascalese vines for the Etna Rosso grow in the rich black lava sands in the Pietramarina vineyard at Planta’s Feudo di Mezzo winery on the northern slopes of Mount Etna near Castiglione di Sicilia at an altitude of 510 m. The grapes were manually harvested and carefully sorted followed by a soft pressing of the grapes. The must was fermented in wooden vats and in stainless steel vats and remained on the skins for 14 days. The wine was matured in large wooden and stainless steel vats for 6-8 months.