2005 Planeta Merlot is a blockbuster effort from Sicily's most famous producer. Sicily's best vintage in 10 years makes this a bargain buy. Top quality. Delicious wine to be enjoyed today or cellared.
Year
2005
Alcohol
14.20 %
Size
0.75 l.
Type
Wine
Classification
IGT
Grape
100% Merlot
Taste
This is a really flavourful wine full of espresso, cherries and chocolate.
Colour
A mid Ruby colour.
Nose
A really full nose of raspberrys, olives and vanilla.
Accompanies
Beef based recipes like hamburgers, roasts, steak, beef bourguignon. Cheeses like Cheddar and Parmigiano. Rich grilled fish. Most Game, Lamb Chops, Lamb Kebabs, Meat Lasagne, Pork and Veal.
Temperature
16-18°c
Harvest
10th to 25th September
TCD OPINION
Planeta Merlots, in good years, are fantastic wines. The 2005 vintage is the best for 10 years so if you've never tried a Planeta Merlot you will be getting the best expression of this wine currently available.
Perfect conditions in 2005 led to the best vintage in Sicily for 10 years. This is a blockbuster Merlot that can is delicious today but will be even better post 2008 and can be cellared for up to 10 years. Wonderful price for such quality.
Planeta is the biggest winary in Sicily and produces some very high quality wines that are very popular within Italy itself. Planeta is a commercial winery whose bottle labeling, advertising, and PR events are very 21st century and attracts a younger kind of drinker. That said, wine experts also praise the vineyards and, for the price, some of the wines are exceptional value and many score highly with the critics gaining 90+ points with Parker and WineSpectator. The wines come from four seperate areas of Sicily. The Buonivini vineyard in Noto produces the Nero d'Avola and Moscato di Noto and has been in operation since 2003. The Ulmo vineyard in Sambuca di Sicilia is the original vineyard of Planeta and from here they produce the Chardonnay and Fiano. The Dispensa vineyard in Menfi is the home of the Planeta family and produces the Merlot, Syrah and Burdese. The Dorilli vineyard in Vittoria is home to the company's Cerasuolo.
City
Sambuca di Sicilia (AG), Menfi (AG), Vittoria (RG)
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