This is an icon of Sicilian wine. Since 1985 this wine surprises and conquers the hearts of more and more wine lovers every year. This wine is made from Chardonnay grapes grown in two vineyards in the municipality of Menfi. The soil of the Ulm vineyard is dominated by limestone and black soil with fine gravel. Meanwhile, Maroccoli - vines grow in calcareous soils rich in large boulders. After careful selection of Chardonnay grapes, the berry juice is fermented in small oak barrels at a temperature of 17-19 ⁰C. At the end of the fermentation, the wine is matured for 11 months in 40% new, 30% second usege, 30% third usage French oak barrels.
Serve at 12-14 °C with grilled drops, paste, richer cheese pizzas, white forest mushrooms fried in butter.
Cousin Alessio with cousins Francesca and Santi made their name Planeta a world-famous brand. The renaissance of all Sicilian winemaking is linked to the Planeta winery, which continues to this day. Local and international grape varieties are grown in different parts of the island under the most favorable conditions for grapes. Planeta has its own wineries in six Sicilian provinces, with a total of 390 hectares of vineyards and 93 hectares of olive groves. Planeta produces 21 wines and 3 premium olive oils. The wine produced in the five wineries reflects the ancient spirit of the island of Sicily and the possibilities of modern winemaking. As many as 18 wine wines were awarded three glasses (the highest rating) in the Italian wine guide Gambero Rosso.
