This wine has always been produced exclusively from the vineyards owned by the Planeta family for centuries, cultivated with passion and according to sustainable and organic agriculture criteria. Its first label was graphically related to an ancient 18th-century map of the area, to underline the family’s deep roots and presence on site since ancient times. Today it appears in a totally new and refined look. This time we took inspiration from the theme of Sicilian nature – both inside the bottle and out – drawing from the work of an eminent Sicilian pharmacist, Giuseppe Riggio, who, between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries, created a “erbario picto” with the help of a painter, depicting Sicilian flora with great precision and poetry. The new label offers a collection of herbs, flowers and roots, expression of the hidden and powerful beauty that is revealed only to those who know how to appreciate it. A richness of aromas and taste fully developed in these wines.
La Segreta bears the name of the woods surrounding our Ulmo vineyards.
denomination
Sicilia D.O.C.
Variety
50% Nero d’Avola, 25% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc
Location
Menfi (AG) and Noto (SR)
Vineyard
Buonivini, Dispensa, Gurra, Maroccoli
First vintage
1995
Details
type of soil
At Dispensa moderately deep tending to chalk, almost non-existent structure, moderately limey; at Maroccoli, lime soil with rich structure of average dimension, little chalk with abundant silty areas; at Gurra, moderately deep with little lime; no structure and very chalky; Buonivini, soils consist of lime marl, abundant structure of small dimensions; fine texture with light coloured chalk pieces.
ALTITUDE
Dispensa 45-75 metres above sea level;
Gurra 35-75 metres above sea level;
Maroccoli 370-430 metres above sea level;
Buonivini 40-70 metres above sea level.
TRAINING SYSTEM
Espalier with spurred cordon and Guyot pruning systems.
METHOD OF CULTIVATION
According to the criteria of organic agriculture and the SOStain® protocol; ground cover with beans, vetch and wild flowers to increase the organic substance and nitrogen content, to favour the strength of the soil’s microfauna; plant health protected with minimal quantities of sulphur and copper; phytophages deterred with useful insects, sexual confusion and applications of natural restoratives such as zeolite, kaolin and vegetable extracts.
Tasting notes
Intense and vivid ruby red colour. On the nose aromas of currants and mulberries with a final spicy and minty note. In the mouth the wine demonstrates its fine personality with flavours of ripe wild fruit, balanced by a full and grassy taste in a very pleasant way. The tannins are soft and well smoothed thus conferring a very versatile character to this wine.
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