Alastro DOC Menfi Planeta Wineries

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