2009 Plumbago Nero d'Avola, Planeta
(6x75cl)
| Product Code: | 66706109 |
| Description: | 2009 Plumbago Nero d'Avola, Planeta |
| Case Size: | 6x75cl |
| Producer: | Planeta |
| Region: | Sicily |
| Country: | Italy |
| Alc. By Vol.: | 13.5 |
Grape Varieties
| 100% | Nero D'Avola |
Awards and Press:
Tre Bicchieri 2012 (3 glasses) winner, Gambero Rosso
"100% Nero d'Avola from Sicily's powerhouse producer… High toned, with dried red fruits and a blasamic nose, the palate is crunchy and crisp, with further red fruits partnered by blueberry. Throughout, this shows real character." - Mark O'Halleron, Decanter Magazine, 1st November 2011
Ageing Potential:
To drink now or age up to 10 years
Food Matching Note:
Ideal for Mediterranean cuisine based on vegetables, and with meat of all types
Tasting Note:
Abundance of red fruits like plum aromas, ripe blackberry typical of western Sicily Nero d’Avola blended with scents of cocoa, and almost Sacher cake. Soft tannins and roundness characterize the wine.
Vinification Note:
After destemming and soft crushing, the grapes are fermented in stainless steel for 14 days at 25 degrees with shuffling repeated until the end of the period. At the end of racking, the grapes are soft pressed, and fermented in steel. In January the wine is moved into 3rd and 4th passage barrels for 8 months, and then aged for 6 months in the bottle.