Exciting wine from Sicily's famous Planeta producer. Lovely chocolate and berries taste, long finish and a well deserved 93 points.
Year
2006
Alcohol
14 %
Size
0.75 l.
Type
Wine
Classification
IGT
Grape
100% Syrah
Taste
The palate is all grapes, berries and chocolate. The wine is full bodied yet is soft and smooth in the mouth. An aftertaste of 30 seconds+ of fruits and chocolate. Excellent flavours.
Colour
Ruby red with violet undertones.
Nose
Complex bouquet; with hints of pepper, cloves, overtones of cassis, red fruit jam. The nose is compact yet at the same time enjoyable, with Mediterranean flavours.
Accompanies
Mature cheese, beef fillet with sesame seeds, lamb with ginger sauce, cheeseburger with mushrooms, beef rib with herbs. Ideal at the wine bar with charcuterie and cheeses.
Temperature
16-18°c
Harvest
Beginning of September
TCD OPINION
Close to perfection, give this wine until 2010 for its best possible expression. The wine is simply stunning now, so the temptation might prove too much. In this price range this is one of the finest wines we carry.
The 2005 Planeta Syrah is a staff favourite. Coming from the best vintage for a generation this wine blows the socks off some famous Syrahs that are thrice the price. One word; Bellissimo.
TCD Score: 93/100
93 is a deserved score for what we consider to be the best Syrah Planeta have produced and, we feel, one of the best Syrah of Italy in 2006.
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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