| Santa Cecilia 2005 Igt Planeta |
| Classification |
IGT Sicilia |
| Grapes varietes |
Nero d'Avola |
| First year of production |
1997 |
| Production area |
Noto (SR) |
| Name of plating |
Buonivini – 1975 |
| Altitude |
50 metres |
| Yield for hectare |
Nero d’Avola 8,5 tonnes, 1,8 kg per vine |
| Training system |
Vertical trellis, spur pruned cordon |
| Planting density |
5000 vines/hectare |
| Harvest period |
125th September |
| Vinification |
The grapes are destemmed and crushed; extraction on skins followed by 12 days of maceration. After racking the wine is matured for 12 months in two and three year old French oak barrels |
| Fermentation equipment |
Stainless steel fermenters
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| Fermentation temperature |
25°C |
| Bottling period |
First half of March |
| Duration of fermentation |
12 months in 225–litre Allier oak barrels |
| Alcohol content |
14,30% vol |
| Total acidity |
6.00 |
| Ph |
3.20 |
| Ageing potential |
To be drunk immediately or to keep up to 8 – 10 years. |
| Soil type |
| BUONIVINI: calcareous limestone soil, plenty of small size stones; fine texture with fraction of light coloured clay. |
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| TASTING NOTES |
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| Colour |
Purple red with violet hue |
| Nose |
Lively and characteristic of Nero d'Avola grown in the Noto area. Prune, seasoned pomegranate, cake of strawberry . Carobs and fig preserve. |
| Palate |
| Elegant and compact tannins, sustained by an electric an vibrating acidity typical of Nero d'Avola from the South East of Sicily. |
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| PAIRING |
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| Ideal service temperature |
16-18°C |
| Food pairing suggestion |
All meat and regional dishes. Wonderful with mushrooms, it withstands the oiliness of aromatic smoked hams and meats. Surprise your guests by pairing it with ethnic dishes. |
| Sicilian cookery |
Stuffed squid, Linguine (pasta) with cuttlefish, kidskin, stuffed onions, roasted pork loin in milk sauce. |
| Sicilian cheese |
Ragusano matured for 13 months or more |
| Home made Planeta dishes |
Couscous with meat, timbale with wild herbs in red sauce, pasta wuth cuttlefish. |
| Suggested type of glass |
Riedel Vinum series: Shiraz 416/30 |
| Format |
75 cl. |
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| 18.45Eur
| This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 18 September, 2008. |
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