La Segreta Il Rosso 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 the vineyard at Ulmo. All the grapes are cultivated in vineyards owned by Planeta. La Segreta is the versatile companion for daily drinking, suitable for the most diverse occasions.

Dispensa (altitude: 45-75 meters a.s.l) soils are moderately deep, chalky, moderately limey with little structure. 2020 saw a sustained, well-timed rainfall and a particularly mild summer throughout Sicily. This gave rise to a memorable harvest, small but perfect for its quality. A perfect distribution of rainfall during the whole year, which meant abundant rain during a mild winter, a completely dry period during the growth of the fruit, ensuring a naturally controlled progress. The second and third factors were a summer with no excessive hot spells and a naturally low yield.

Harvesting took place August 30–Sept 15. The grapes were picked; destemmed and pressed and sent to stainless steel vats. The grapes were stirred three times a day with very brief pumpings. The fermentation lasts 7-8 days. Once fermentation is finished, the skins are decanted. The malolactic fermentation occurs in the same vats and then, after the decanting following the malolactic, maturation begins, still in the stainless steel vats.

Intense and vivid ruby red color. On the nose aromas of currants and mulberries with a final spicy and minty note. In the mouth the wine demonstrates its fine personality with flavors of ripe wild fruit, balanced by a full and grassy taste in a very pleasant way. The tannins are soft and well smoothed thus conferring a very versatile character to this wine.