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| La Segreta Rosso 2008 Igt Planeta |
| Classification |
IGT Sicilia |
| Grapes varietes |
50% Nero d'Avola, 25% Merlot, 20% Syrah,5% Cabernet Franc |
| First year of production |
1995 |
| Production area |
Menfi, Sambuca di Sicilia (AG) and Noto (SR) |
| Name of plating |
Dispensa,Gurra,Ulmo and Buonivini |
| Altitude |
100/250 metres |
| Yield for hectare |
9 tonnes; 2,2 kg per vine |
| Training system |
Vertical trellis, spur pruned cordon |
| Planting density |
4.500 vines/hectare |
| Harvest period |
Merlot and Syrah end of August, Nero d’Avola end of September |
| Vinification |
The grapes are destemmed and crushed; maceration on the skins for 10 – 14 days. After racking the wine is kept in stainless steel vessels. |
| Fermentation equipment |
Stainless steel fermenters
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| Fermentation temperature |
25°C in steel tanks |
| Bottling period |
First half of February |
| Duration of fermentation |
14 days on the skins |
| Alcohol content |
13,30% vol |
| Total acidity |
5.80 |
| Ph |
3.46 |
| Ageing potential |
To be drunk immediately or to keep for 2 – 3 years. |
| Soil type |
ULMO.From shallow to very deep soil, medium texture: good presence of stones, slightly calcareous with sections of deep vegetable matter. GURRA: The clay and calcareous soil highlights.DISPENSA: shallow soil, average limestone, with a good section of yellow and dark-grey clay; moderate fine texture, few stones.BUONIVINI: calcareous limestone soil, plenty of small size stones; fine texture with fraction of light coloured clay. |
| TASTING NOTES |
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| Colour |
Ruby red laden with purple hue. |
| Nose |
Red and black fruit exploding on the nose with redcurrant and cherry. Characteristic fierce hints of Nero d'Avola. |
| Palate |
| Full, enfolding the palate with a pleasant softness and velvety tannin. A wine of open and communicative character; a friendly wine. |
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| PAIRING |
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| Ideal service temperature |
16 – 20°C |
| Food pairing suggestion |
Ossobuco, barbecues, tapas, tagliatelle with game sauce. |
| Sicilian cookery |
Parmigiana aubergines, pasta timbale, barbecued sausages, grilled lamb cutlets. |
| Sicilian cheese |
Ragusano DOP matured 3-6 months |
| Home made Planeta dishes |
Fennel- flavoured barbecued sausages, Anelletti (pasta rings) with minced meat sauce and ricotta, grouper with olives, capers and fresh tomatoes |
| Suggested type of glass |
Riedel, Overture series: Red Wine 408/00 |
| Format |
75 cl. |
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| 7.70Eur
| This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 18 September, 2008. |
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