Planeta’s journey began at Sambuca di Sicilia,
• Capo on the estate owned by the family since Sicily Milazzo • Etna • Sambuca di Sicilia the 1600s. Here, three enthusiastic young • Menfi Planeta • Vittoria THE PLANETA FAMILY • Noto Sicilians, Alessio, Francesca and Santi Planeta, ALESSIO, FRANCESCA, SANTI under the guidance of Diego Planeta, began MENFI Planeta their winemaking venture in the mid-1980s. “Didacus” Cabernet Franc, Sicilia Menfi DOC Subsequent years were spent matching “Didacus” Chardonnay, Sicilia Menfi DOC the extraordinarily diverse Sicilian soils with both indigenous and Chardonnay Sicilia DOC “Cometa” Fiano, Sicilia DOC international varieties. Planeta today encompasses six distinct wine “Maroccoli” Single Vineyard Syrah, Sicilia DOC estates in five regions across Sicily; Ulmo at Sambuca di Sicilia, Dispensa Sito dell’Ulmo Single Vineyard Merlot, Sicilia DOC “Burdese”, Sicilia DOC at Menfi, Dorilli at Vittoria, Buonivini at Noto, Sciara Nuova on Etna “La Segreta” Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC at Castiglione di Sicilia, and the newest addition, La Baronia at Capo “La Segreta” Grillo, Sicilia DOC Milazzo. Each vineyard site is carefully cultivated with grapes that best “La Segreta” II Bianco, Sicilia DOC “La Segreta” Il Rosso, Sicilia DOC compliment the local terroir. Rosé, Sicilia DOC CAPO MILAZZO Mamertino DOC Nocera DOC • Seventeen generations of heritage in Sicily and agriculture. VITTORIA • Boutique wineries showcase the unique terroirs around the island “Dorilli” Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico DOCG Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG of Sicily. Frappato, Vittoria DOC • Sicily’s climate and exposure to scirocco winds allow for a balance. NOTO “Santa Cecilia” Nero d’Avola, Noto DOC • Planeta as a family and an organization is at the forefront of “Controdanza” Nero d’Avola di Noto DOC Moscato di Noto DOC sustainability initiatives within Sicily. Passito di Noto DOC ETNA “Eruzione 1614” Carricante, Sicilia DOC “Eruzione 1614” Nerello Mascalese, Sicilia DOC Etna Bianco DOC Etna Rosso DOC Carricante Brut Metodo Classico Sicilia DOC
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MENFI
PLANETA 95 PLANETA 94 DIDACUS CHARDONNAY, SICILIA MENFI DOC POINTS DIDACUS CABERNET FRANC, POINTS
Sicily, Italy 2016 SICILIA MENFI DOC 2016 WINE ADVOCATE WINE ADVOCATE • 100% Nero d’Avola 10/19 Sicily, Italy 3/21 • Dedicated to Diego Planeta, the family patriarch; • 100% Cabernet Franc As a young child, Didacus was his nickname 94 • Dedicated to Diego Planeta, the family patriarch; As a young child, • A pure expression of Chardonnay executed in a POINTS Didacus was his nickname beautifully Burgundian style, complete with a 2015 WINE ADVOCATE • Didacus is Planeta’s vision of wine: Elegance and tradition, the sunny Sicilian twist; As the wine takes on more 12/18 family and the future; Sicily as it has always been... weight in the glass, it begins to reveal rounder • From vines over 20 years old, planted by Diego Planeta and more opulent tones of Sicilian almond, candied fruit, orange • Aged in specifically selected Saury/Seguin Moreau barriques peel, anise seed, and salty mineral tones • Full and intense with an elegant balance of velvety yet dense • The wine is aged in specifically selected Remond barriques; 80% tannins, and soft yet evident influence of oak new and 20% of 2014 • An age-worthy wine, can be held for decades
PLANETA 94 PLANETA 93 CHARDONNAY SICILIA DOC POINTS COMETA FIANO, SICILIA DOC POINTS
Sicilia Menfi DOC, Italy 2018 Sicilia Menfi DOC, Italy 2018 WINE ADVOCATE WINE ADVOCATE • 100% Chardonnay 10/19 • 100% Fiano 10/19 • This wine has become an image of the change • An ancient noble variety from Campania in Sicilian wine, pioneered by the Planeta Family • Comes from lime-chalk soils which contribute to 92 93 POINTS • Fermented and aged in 225-liter French oak barrels, POINTS the enhancement of the aromatic markers of 50% new and 50% one-year-old. The wine is aged 2018 Mediterranean macchia distinctive to this variety 2018 JAMES SUCKLING WINE ENTHUSIAST for ten months in barrel before bottling and release 11/20 • Sip this outstanding white wine with the correct 11/19 • A pleasing contrast of creaminess and crispness in quietude enjoying its every change of tone. A silky tactile finish the taste. It is underlaid by a refreshing acid vein with a refined aftertaste of ripe apricot, of almond flowers and basil flowers
PLANETA PLANETA MAROCCOLI SINGLE VINEYARD SYRAH, 93 SITO DELL’ULMO SINGLE VINEYARD 90 POINTS POINTS
SICILIA DOC 2015 MERLOT, SICILIA DOC 2012 WINE ADVOCATE WINE SPECTATOR Sicilia Menfi DOC, Italy 10/19 Sicilia Menfi DOC, Italy 5/17 • 100% Syrah • 100% Merlot • Syrah a noble Mediterranean grape thrives in 93 • Single vineyard, first planted in 1987 on the banks 90 bright, dry places like Sicily POINTS "of Lake Arancioa POINTS 2015 2012 • The Moroccoli vineyard is at 400 meters in an JAMES SUCKLING • Soils are average texture, moderately deep, WINE ADVOCATE unspoiled area of Menfi 11/19 abundant pebbles, slightly limey 8/18 • The wine is aged for 14 months in Allier oak • A bewitching unique wine, this Merlot, so rich with the sweet • Sweet oriental spices and a fleeting recall of toasted cocoa juice of black currant and candied violet which alternates with accompany the wine in all its tasting processes, providing hints thyme and lavender, is a multi-faceted and intriguing red wine of sun-ripened black fruit, and with more wintery notes of leather which combines the pleasure of tannin with an extraordinary and hummus persistence of taste.
PLANETA 93 PLANETA 91 BURDESE SICILIA DOC POINTS LA SEGRETA NERO D’AVOLA SICILIA DOC POINTS
Sicilia Menfi DOC, Italy 2015 Sicily, Italy 2018 JAMES SUCKLING JAMES SUCKLING • 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc 11/19 • 100% Nero d’Avola 11/20 • In local dialect “Burdese” means from Bordeaux, • Nero d'Avola means "Black of Avola," which a reference to the referencing the classic blend 91 grape's distinctive dark coloring • A Sicilian Bordeaux blend from Planeta’s estate POINTS • La Segreta’s label is decorated with a map of Ulmo – the oldest vineyards 2015 Planeta family property WINE ADVOCATE • The wine is aged for 14 months in Allier oak 10/19 • De-leafing and pressing is followed by 12 days on the skins barriques which are 100% new • Typical varietal aromas of ripe plum, cocoa, wild fruit, and flawless • A powerful red, structured on a dense and important tannin spiciness texture balanced by a decisive alcoholic content; On the palate • On the palate, full tannins without excess – ripe, very dense and rich fruit. The flavors are bilberry and preserved sour cherries mixed with leather. PLANETA
PLANETA 92 PLANETA 92 LA SEGRETA GRILLO, SICILIA DOC POINTS LA SEGRETA II BIANCO, SICILIA DOC POINTS
Sicily, Italy 2019 Sicily, Italy 2018 JAMES SUCKLING JAMES SUCKLING • 100% Grillo 11/20 • 50% Grecanico, 30% Chardonnay, 10% Viognier, 11/19 • Native Sicilian white grape is well‐suited to the hot, 10% Fiano dry Sicilian climate • La Segreta’s label depicts a map of Ulmo – the oldest Planeta • La Segreta’s label depicts a map of Ulmo – the oldest Planeta family property family property • Youthful citrus and flowery notes, balanced by lively • Fresh and smooth on the palate with an elegant taste of lemon Mediterranean hints of peach, papaya and chamomile tart and pulp • Balanced and refined on the palate, thanks to a well-judged • At the end of fermentation a period of maturation on the lees acidity follows with the aim of fixing the aromas
PLANETA PLANETA 90 LA SEGRETA IL ROSSO, SICILIA DOC ROSÉ, SICILIA DOC POINTS
Sicily, Italy Sicily, Italy 2020 VINOUS • 50% Nero d’Avola, 25% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc • Syrah, Nero d'Avola 6/21 • Estate grown from Planeta Family vineyards • From the Dispensa estate, hidden within the Menfi hills, • La Segreta takes its name from the woods which surround the 160 hectares of vineyard vineyard at Ulmo • Average depth soil, moderately limey, yellow and grey chalk, • Flavors of ripe wild fruits, balanced by a very pleasant full and moderately fine texture, few stones present herbal taste. • Soft pressing for a brief maceration of 1–2 hours to achieve a perfect extraction of color • The delicate color of Rosé reminds us of the elegance of a prima ballerina. Floral notes such as that of hibiscus and rose hip encounter hints of wild strawberries, blackberries and honey melon. Lively and fresh in the mouth, memories of meringue, and recollects the pale flesh of peaches VITTORIA
PLANETA 92 PLANETA 92 DORILLI CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA POINTS CERASUOLO DI VITTORIA DOCG POINTS
CLASSICO DOCG 2017 Sicily, Italy 2018 WINE SPECTATOR JAMES SUCKLING Sicily, Italy 3/21 • Nero d’Avola, Frappato 11/20 • Nero d'Avola, Frappato • The only DOCG in Sicily • Named for the nearby river Dirillo 92 • The principal characteristic of the terroir is its POINTS 90 POINTS • The principal characteristic of the terroir is its red red sand; the name of Cerasuolo derives from it, 2017 2018 sand; the name of Cerasuolo derives from it, WINE & SPIRITS evoking the ‘cerasa,’cherry in Sicilian WINE SPECTATOR 10/20 evoking the ‘cerasa,’cherry in Sicilian • From the countryside of Dorilli, between the sea 3/21 • Malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel vats, then and the Iblean mountains matured 12 months in wood barrels • An intriguing wine with an extraordinary vital energy based • The tannins are mature, soft, rounded and dissolve in the mouth on wild fruits, wild strawberries, mulberry and pomegranate thanks to the incredible sweetness of the fruit; The oriental spices • Quick on the palate with a very savoury rounded finish with combine with the complex flavours of smoked pancetta, cooked hints of mulberry must, marjoram and prickly pear.
PLANETA 93 FRAPPATO, VITTORIA DOC POINTS
Sicily, Italy 2018 WINE ENTHUSIAST • 100% Frappato 1/20 EDITOR'S CHOICE • Frappatto is a rare and exclusive grape variety best expressed in the red sands of Vittoria • The terroir mainly consist of loose red sand with 93 POINTS no stones, not far from the sea 2016 • A perfect synthesis between tradition and VINOUS 9/17 innovation • Notes of rose and candied violet are typical, with an elegant smokey tone; On the palate, red fruit with balsamic tones PLANETA
NOTO
PLANETA 95 PLANETA 92 SANTA CECILIA NERO D’AVOLA, NOTO DOC POINTS CONTRODANZA NERO D’AVOLA DI NOTO DOC POINTS
Sicily, Italy 2016 Sicily, Italy 2016 WINE ENTHUSIAST JAMES SUCKLING 12/20 10/18 • 100% Nero d’Avola BEST OF YEAR • Nero d’Avola, Merlot • Derived from the noble family name: “Planeta • “Controdanza” a traditional dance where partners di Santa Cecilia” move gracefully and in opposition 90 • Santa Cecilia is an expression of elegance, power, 94 • Terroir is white limestone soil with an abundance POINTS POINTS 2016 balance and eminence of the unique aromas of of small stones and reezes arising from the meeting WINE SPECTATOR 2016 1/20 Sicily WINE ADVOCATE of two seas 10/19 • The wine was aged in Allier oak barrels for 14 months • The wine is aged for 10 mo. in 2–3-year old Allier oak barriques • A very spicy fruity wine, brilliant and clear, perfumed with carob, • Typical notes of Nero d’Avola from the Noto area like mulberry bergamot and orange peel and plum together with bay, incense and balsamic notes being • Ripe fruit and balsamic notes on the palate dissolve to balanced and made lively by the addition of a vibrant Merlot accompany dense tannins that fits the structure of the wine produced on the same calcareous soils. Harmonic acidity and soft tannins are characterising the palate
PLANETA 90 PLANETA 94 MOSCATO DI NOTO ALLEMANDA DOC POINTS PASSITO DI NOTO DOC POINTS
Sicily, Italy 2015 Sicily, Italy 2018 WINE ENTHUSIAST WINE & SPIRITS • 100% Moscato Bianco 8/16 • 100% Moscato Bianco 10/20 • “Allemanda” is an opening baroque dance • Passito- a traditional dessert wine now produced • Terroir is white limestone soil with an abundance with the modern system of ‘appassimento’ 92 90 POINTS of small stones POINTS • Well-ripened grapes are air dried for 6 weeks- 2015 guaranteeing a high concentration of sugars 2018 • Planeta’s personal interpretation of an aperitif wine JAMES SUCKLING WINE ADVOCATE produced from indigenous aromatic grape varieties 11/16 • Sweet and fleshy but also lively with citrus notes; It 10/19 • Jasmine, rose petals, hibiscus, pink grapefruit and marine recalls nougat and candied ginger aromas; a poetic explosion. In the mouth savoury and fresh, • Explosive aromas of exotic fruit, jasmine, candied citrus fruit are balanced and elegant complex but easy to admire
CAPO MILAZZO
PLANETA 91 PLANETA 93 MAMERTINO DOC POINTS NOCERA DOC POINTS
Sicily, Italy 2015 Sicily, Italy 2017 WINE ENTHUSIAST JAMES SUCKLING • Nero d’Avola, Nocera 8/18 • 100% Nocera 11/19 • The Mamertino DOC is rooted in antiquity, dating • Cultivated on just a few hectares in the province back to 289 BC of Messina 91 91 POINTS • Located 30 meters above sea level with alluvial POINTS • The vineyard is surrounded by the sea and ancient 2015 2017 soils with few stones and rich with limey sections DECANTER olive trees, looking out toward the islands WINE ENTHUSIAST 1/20 • Hand harvested and aged for 12 mo. in 35 hl barrels 3/18 • Deep and intense ruby red reflections; A marine red • Brilliant, intense ruby colour with dark violet reflexes. Explosive wine, with aromas of Mediterranean macchia, myrtle nose with notes of mediterranian maquis, blue fruits and and garrigue jammy berries. On the palate thick but refined tannins are well • On the palate it is soft and persuasive, the typical style of this integrated with the oak ancient Sicilian grape variety and definitely to be experienced. PLANETA
ETNA
PLANETA 93+ PLANETA POINTS 96 ERUZIONE 1614 CARRICANTE, SICILIA DOC ERUZIONE 1614 NERELLO MASCALESE, POINTS
Sicily, Italy 2017 SICILIA DOC 2017 WINE ADVOCATE JAMES SUCKLING • 90% Carricante, 10% Riesling 7/19 Sicily, Italy 12/20 • Eruzione 1614 refers to the Mount Etna eruption • 100% Nerello Mascalese of 1614 lasting 10 years! 93 • Terroir has perfect aspect & position, black soils POINTS 95 • Terroir has perfect aspect & position, black soils with lava sand, very rich minerals, surrounded by POINTS with lava sand, very rich minerals, surrounded by 2017 woods and recent lava flows WINE ENTHUSIAST 2017 woods and recent lava flows 12/19 WINE ENTHUSIAST • The vines used to make this wine grow on the lava flow 1/20 EDITOR'S CHOICE • The vines used to make this wine grow on the lava flow • The wine is aged in oak barrels for 12 months • The wine manages to combine softness and strength with a • A luminous and lyrical wine. The tannins of compact texture drinkable richness, with fruit flavours of lemon peel and green apple are extracted with elegance. The sweetness and generosity of linked to an endearing mineral power which prolongs the finish wild fruits and currants merges with aromas of incense and beeswax and a light, almost salty touch.
PLANETA 93 PLANETA 92 ETNA BIANCO DOC POINTS ETNA ROSSO DOC POINTS Sicily, Italy 2017 Sicily, Italy 2018 DECANTER JAMES SUCKLING • 100% Carricante from the Montelaguardia vineyard 12/18 • 100% Nerello Mascalese 11/19 • The Carricante grapes from Etna experience a • The Nerello Mascalese grapes are fermented for combination of black sand and altitude provide 92 12 days to enhance their singularity 92 POINTS POINTS distinct aromas and three dimensional flavors • Etna Rosso is a contemporary interpretation from 2017 2018 • Hand harvested and partially fermented in barrique WINE ENTHUSIAST Planeta’s unique black volcanic vineyard WINE & SPIRITS 12/18 10/20 • Notes of white acacia flowers, fresh almonds and • In the mouth substantial but smooth; Very expressive mountain peaches, on the palate it is juicy and full of hints of fruit with more complex aromatic elements of undergrowth, yellow plums and prickly pear myrtle and oriental spices • Unexpectedly transforms into a champion of drinkable red wine with marked savoury flavour and a tasting profile produced by a ferrous touch, rhubarb and very evident black pepper
PLANETA 90 CARRICANTE BRUT METODO POINTS
CLASSICO SICILIA DOC NV WINE ENTHUSIAST Sicily, Italy 4/15 • 100% Carricante • A brut Metodo Classico exploring the black sands of Mount Etna • Indigenous grapes cultivated in a climatically appropriate environment, harvested early and processed with the greatest care • Certified SoStain.it • Floral aromas, which are never overpowering, and citrus fruit with great mineral power that supports a refined and lasting ‘perlage’ • The wine flows smoothly and softly with a delicate flavour of citrus and passion fruit; A surprising and enchanting taste, rich and at the finish punctuated with aromas of the Mediterranean macchia