Alastro DOC Menfi Planeta Wineries
Great classic wine from Planeta
Alastro is one of Planeta's wines in production since the first harvest, in 1995. A blend of Grecanico and Sauvignon Blanc grapes, Alastro is a delicately structured white wine with a perfect contrast between flavor and sweetness.
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Alastro Organic White Wine Cantine Planeta
Produced since the first harvest, the Alastro wine takes its name from the flower that grows around the Ulmo Planeta winery. A great classic wine by Planeta, Alastro is made from Grecanico grapes blended with a small percentage of Sauvignon Blanc, a highly aromatic grape variety. A Sicilian white wine produced through careful vinification and according to the principles of sustainable and organic viticulture.
Classification: DOC Menfi
Type of wine: Organic White
Grape Variety: 80% Grecanico – 20% Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyards: Ulmo
Soil type: medium textured soil, from medium deep to deep with an abundant skeleton made up of pebbles, medium calcareous with fractions of dark and vegetal soils
Altitude: 200 – 250 m above sea level
Yield per hectare: Grecanico 100 quintals; Sauvignon Blanc 80 quintals
Training system: espalier with Guyot pruning system
Plant density: Grecanico 3,800-4,545 plants per hectare; Sauvignon Blanc 5,050 plants per hectare
Harvest period: from August 21st to September 25th
Vinification: the grapes are harvested by hand, at different times, and are immediately transferred to the cellar, then they are crushed and destemmed and the refrigerated must remains at 3-5°C for 4-5 days with all the lees; subsequently the clear part is decanted and ferments at about 14°C for 18-20 days. At the end of fermentation in 103/235 hl stainless steel tanks, after about 10 days, the wine was further racked, leaving it on the finest lees with weekly stirring
Aging: steel
Bottling period: February 2024
Total acidity: 6 gr/l
pH: 3.35
Alcohol content: 12.5% vol
Color: very pale yellow with green hues
Nose: wine with a particularly aromatic bouquet, with notes of mountain herbs, yellow flowers, sulla honey, Williams pears; aromatic substrate of citrus, light notes of saffron and flint
Palate: fresh and vibrant, but creamy and silky with notes of white peach
Pairing: delicately structured white wine that goes well with both simple and complex dishes. Excellent with Mediterranean first courses and vegetarian cuisine
Serving temperature: 10-12°C
Aging potential: drink now or age up to 4-5 years
First vintage: 1995
Bottled by Aziende Agricole PLANETA s.s. - Menfi (AG) - Italy
- Grapes
- Grecanico
- Region
- Sicily
- Appellation
- DOC Menfi
- Alcohol level
- 12.5%