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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.

  • 75 cl.
  • 2023

€11.90 Tax included

€9.75 Tax excluded

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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

8020735002003
Grapes
Grecanico
Region
Sicily
Appellation
DOC Menfi
Alcohol level
12.5%
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