PlumbagoSicilia DOC 2018 - Planeta

VINES: Ulmo, Pantry VARIETY: Nero d'Avola. TYPE OF SOIL: ULMO medium-textured soil, medium deep to deep with an abundant skeleton consisting of pebbles, slightly calcareous, and with fractions of dark and vegetal soils. PANTRY Medium deep, scarce almost absent skeleton, moderately calcareous. ALTITUDE: ULMO 195 meters above sea level PAN 75 meters above sea level YIELD PER HECTARE: ULMO 90 quintals. DISPENSE 75 quintals TRAINING SYSTEM: spurred cordon. PLANT DENSITY: ULM 3,800 plants per hectare. DISPENSES 4,500 plants per hectare. HARVEST PERIOD: 10-15 September. VINIFICATION: after destemming and crushing, the grapes ferment in steel tanks and remain on the skins for 14 days at 25 ° C with repeated pumping over at the end of the period, followed by racking in a soft press. The wine thus obtained undergoes malolactic fermentation in steel, in January it is transferred to wood for 10 months. AGING: 3rd and 4th passage barriques and tonneaux. BOTTLING PERIOD: September of the year following the harvest. ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5% vol. TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.35 gr / l. PH: 3.55. AGING CAPACITY: to drink immediately or to age up to 10 years. BOTTLE SIZE: 0.75 l. ORGANOLEPTIC NOTES: Saturated purple violet that you can't wait to drink it. Plumbago, dominated by the scent of ripe plums and wild blackberries, shows pleasantly complex aromatic traits of incense, jasmine and black truffle. The texture of the tannin is varied and combines soft, sweet and seductive aspects, like a Sacher cake, with the harder, direct and austere ones of a Modica chocolate bar. PAIRING: Perfect in combinations with grilled meats with which it finds an affinity for smoky tones. Its natural sweetness goes well with any sauces