La Segreta Il Bianco, Sicilia DOC

Planeta’s journey began at Sambuca di Sicilia, on the estate owned by the family since the 1600s. Here, three enthusiastic young Sicilians, Alessio, Francesca and Santi Planeta, under the guidance of Diego 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. Planeta today encompasses six distinct wine estates in five regions across Sicily; Ulmo at Sambuca di Sicilia, Dispensa at Menfi, Dorilli at Vittoria, Buonivini at Noto, Sciara Nuova on Etna at Castiglione di Sicilia, and the newest addition, La Baronia at Capo Milazzo. La Segreta takes its name from the wood that surrounds our vineyard at Ulmo. This young fresh wine is made principally from Grecanico grapes and gains style and personality with the addition of international varieties. All the grapes are knowledgeably cultivated according to the criteria of sustainability and organicity, in vineyards owned by Planeta. La Segreta is a versatile companion for everyday drinking and for the most diverse occasions. It is a perfect approach to Sicilian wine, with the right relationship between quality and price.

Grapes for Il Bianco are harvest from 3 different vineyards, Dispensa (altitude: 45-75 meters a.s.l) soils are moderately deep, chalky, moderately limey with little structure. Gurra (35-75 meters a.s.l.) has moderately deep soil with little lime, no structure and is very chalky. Ulmo (210 meters a.s.l.) soils are medium texture, moderately deep/deep with an abundant structure of pebbles, slightly limey and areas of dark vegetable soil. Sicily recorded a great quality 2022 harvest.

Harvesting took place from August 16th–Sept. 30th. The grapes were picked, then refrigerated at 60-62°F. Once in the winery destalked and undergo a soft pressing. The must obtained remains at about 46-48°F in static sedimentation for 36 hours, then the clear part is decanted and ferments for 10-12 days. At the end of fermentation in stainless steel tanks (~7 days), the wine is decanted, leaving it on the finest lees with weekly stirring to fix aromas and to increase volume

A pale yellow color with green reflections. Youthful notes of citrus and flowers, white acacia, broom, fresh grass, balanced withpeach, pineapple and camomile. On the palate, balanced and refined, thanks to a well measured acidity.