During the annual event dedicated to the previews of Sicilian wines, Planeta presents 10 labels from the Menfi area: Ulmo, Dispensa and Monte Cirami.
On the hills that embrace Lake Arancio, in Sambuca di Sicilia the Ulmo winery today welcomes the Italian and international press for a first stage of the tasting journey of local labels. Built in 1995, it was designed to be architecturally in tune with the territory and local traditions. The Dispensa estate, historic home of the Planeta family, saw the creation of two distinct cellars in 2001: the “Piccola”, which includes an inferno transformed into a historical archive and a library full of rare texts dedicated to viticulture and winemaking, mainly focused on the production of Red wines; and the “Grande”, dedicated to the La Segreta and Rosé lines.
In the Ulmo and Dispensa cellars, the majority of Planeta wines are born, all enhanced by the DOC Menfi or Sicilia: Didacus Bianco (Chardonnay 100%), Chardonnay, Cometa (100% Fiano), Alastro (Grecanico and Sauvignon), Terebinto ( Grillo in purity), Plumbago (Nero d’Avola 100%), La Segreta (white: with the main varieties of Grecanico, Chardonnay, Grillo; red: Nero d’Avola, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc) as well as Rosé (Nero d’Avola and Syrah in equal parts).
The second stage of the tasting journey is the Monte Cirami cellar, whose vineyards extend along the hills above Lake Arancio at over 450 meters above sea level. Inaugurated in 2022, it is equipped with concrete fermentation and aging tanks, filled both with conveyor belts and by exploiting the force of gravity, thus avoiding mechanical disturbances to the grapes. The use of materials such as concrete and ceramic instead of steel and wood marks a further step towards innovation, reflecting a constant commitment to production methods that respect and enhance the authenticity of the terroir.
The four red CRUs are produced here: Didacus Rosso (pure Cabernet Franc), Maroccoli (pure Syrah), Burdese (Cabernet Sauvignon 70% and Cabernet Franc 30%) and Sito dell’Ulmo (pure Merlot).
The wines being tasted
LA SECRETA BIANCO 2023 – SICILY DOC
ALASTRO 2023 – SICILY MENFI DOC
TEREBINTH 2023 – SICILY MENFI DOC
ROSÉ 2023 – SICILY DOC
THE RED SECRET 2022 – SICILY DOC
PLUMBAGO 2021 – SICILY MENFI DOC
MOROCCOLI 2020 – SICILY MENFI DOC
ULMO SITE 2020 – SICILY MENFI DOC
BURDESE 2019 – SICILY MENFI DOC
DIDACUS CABERNET FRANC 2020 – SICILY MENFI DOC
During the dinner to be held at La Foresteria the wines to be tasted are:
CHARDONNAY 2022
COMET 2022
DIDACUS Chardonnay 2021
