Download Complete Production Notes

Planeta is a Journey through Sicily.

And that journey begins at Sambuca di Sicilia, on the estate which the Planeta family has owned since the 1600s. Here on Italy’s most enchanting island, three enthusiastic young Sicilians, Alessio, Francesca and Santi Planeta, began their winemaking venture in the mid-1980s. Subsequent years were spent matching the extraordinarily diverse Sicilian soils with both indigenous and international varieties. Years of careful research paid off when the Planeta wines were met with immediate critical acclaim upon introduction in the U.S. in the late 1990s.

Over the last few years the Planetas have become enchanted by another great district, Noto. They have purchased 60 hectares in the Contrada Buonivini, such a delightfully pure place that they wished to preserve it by building an ‘invisible winery’ which is completely underground. Soils of incredible lime and tufa content characterize the district. The Nero d’Avola variety has its origins in this land.

Production Area
Noto, Sicily, Italy

Grape Varieties
100% Nero d’Avola

Vinification
The grapes are de-stemmed and crushed; extraction on skins followed by 12 days of maceration. After fermenting in stainless steel tanks, the wine is matured for 12 months in two- and three-year-old French oak barrels

Color
Vibrant purplish red

Bouquet
Aromas of red fruit such as plums and berries mingle with notes of carob, pepper and fig preserve

Taste
Elegant with compact tannins. It fills the mouth with its balanced texture and distinctive and pleasurable tang. This wine is our interpretation of Nero d'Avola from the southeast of Sicily

Alcohol
13.8%

Serving Suggestions
Wonderful with all meat-based and southern Italian dishes, as well as mushroom dishes and smoked ham