| Cerasuolo di Vittoria Docg 2007 Planeta |
| Classification |
D.O.C.G. Cerasuolo di Vittoria |
| Grapes varietes |
60% Nero d’Avola, 40% Frappato |
| First year of production |
2001 |
| Production area |
Acate (RG) |
| Name of plating |
Dorilli – 1998 |
| Altitude |
60 metres |
| Yield for hectare |
Nero d’Avola 7 tonnes, 1,5 kg per vine; Frappato 7 tonnes, 1,5 kg per vine |
| Training system |
Vertical trellis, spur pruned cordon |
| Planting density |
4.545 vines/hectare |
| Harvest period |
30th Septemberr |
| Vinification |
The grapes are destemmed and crushed; extraction on skins conducted with 8 days of maceration. After racking, malolactic fermentation takes part in steel tanks. |
| Fermentation equipment |
Stainless steel fermenters
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| Fermentation temperature |
25° C |
| Bottling period |
Second half of February |
| Duration of fermentation |
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| Alcohol content |
13,40 % vol |
| Total acidity |
5,40 |
| Ph |
3.40 |
| Ageing potential |
To be drunk immediately or to keep up to 2 – 3 years. |
| Soil type |
The main characteristic of the original area of |
| TASTING NOTES |
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| Colour |
Intense ruby red with black cherry hues |
| Nose |
Typical of wines produced in the Vittoria area. Fruity, reminiscent of red berries, strawberries, cherries, figs and fruit drops. Very distinctive, this is the wine that best highlights the characteristics of the terroir |
| Palate |
Supple with a long finish due more to its freshness than its concentration |
| PAIRING |
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| Ideal service temperature |
14 – 17°C |
| Food pairing suggestion |
A versatile restaurant wine, excellent with first and second courses. Ideal with soups, broiled shellfish, lamb and medium-aged cheeses. It is ideal served cool in summer time. |
| Sicilian cookery |
Rice balls, grilled mackerel, Sfincione (Sicilian style pizza), stuffed meat roll, veal stew. |
| Sicilian cheese |
Ragusano matured 6 – 12 months |
| Home made Planeta dishes |
Home-made pizza, “Pizza rustica”, rice balls with meat or cheese sauce, country omelettes. |
| Suggested type of glass |
Riedel – serie Sommeliers, Burgundy – 400/7 |
| Format |
75 cl. |
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| 10.80Eur
| This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 18 September, 2008. |
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