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Planeta Brand Sheet 2021 PLANETA SICILY, ITALY 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 TaubFamilySelections.com @TaubFamilySelections @TaubFamilySelections @TaubFamilySelections @TFSelections PLANETA 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
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