La Segreta Rosso Planeta winery

La Segreta Red Wine 2021 – Planeta Cellars

La Segreta Rosso is a blend mainly of Nero d'Avola with international grapes in a smaller percentage which give it style and personality. A young red rich in aromas that expresses the strong bond with Sicilian nature. Its new label, depicting herbs, flowers and roots, is in fact inspired by the Sicilian flora and the "picto herbarium" created by the illustrious Sicilian Giuseppe Riggio with the help of a painter of the time.

Grapes: 50% Nero D'Avola, 25% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc

Classification: Sicily DOC

Type of wine: Red

First year of production: 1995

Vineyards: Dispensa, Buonivini, Maroccoli, Gurra

Vineyard municipalities: Menfi (AG) and Noto (SR)

Planting year: 1985 and 1996

Altitude: Dispensa 45-75 meters above sea level, Buonivini 40-70 meters above sea level, Maroccoli 370-430 meters above sea level, Gurra 35-75 meters above sea level

Soil type: medium deep tending to clayey, scarce almost absent skeleton, medium calcareous; in Maroccoli, calcareous soil rich in medium-sized skeletons, not very clayey with an abundant silty fraction. A Gurra, medium deep, not very calcareous, absent skeleton and very clayey; Buonivini, soils composed of calcareous marl, abundant and small-sized skeleton; fine texture with light colored clay fraction.

Yield per hectare: Dispensa 80/90 quintals; Buonivini 70 quintals; Maroccoli 70/80 quintals; Gurra 80 quintals

Training system: espalier with spurred cordon and Guyot pruning system

Plant density: 4.545 - 5.050 plants per hectare

Harvest period: 26 August -26 September

Vinification: the grapes, harvested manually and taken to the cellar, are de-stemmed and crushed, and then sent to 114/160/213 hl steel tanks. The grapes were moved three times a day with very short pumping overs - between 12 and 25 minutes - depending on the stage of fermentation, in order to respect the skin and the fruit as much as possible. Fermentation lasted 7/8 days, the temperature in the early stages was kept around 16-17 °C and then, approaching its conclusion, the refrigeration was suspended and the last degrees of alcohol took place with temperatures between 24 -25°C. Once the fermentation was over, the skins were drawn off. The malolactic fermentation took place in the same tanks; once concluded, between November and December, after the racking following the malolactic fermentation, the refinement began, always in steel tanks.

Refinement: in stainless steel

Bottling period: February 2023

Alcoholic content: 13% vol.

Total acidity: 5.55

pH: 3.55

Colour: intense and vivid ruby red

Nose: aromas of currants and mulberry with a subtle spicy and mentholated finish

Palate: beautiful personality with flavors of ripe berries, balanced by a full and herbaceous taste in an absolutely pleasant way. The tannins are docile and well smoothed thus giving this red a very versatile character.

Pairings: For daily consumption it is ideal in combination with Mediterranean first courses, light meat dishes, vegetables or even oily fish.

Aging potential: Wine to be drunk immediately or to be kept for 2-3 years

Originally bottled by Azienda Agricole PLANETA s.s Menfi (AG) Italy