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Perfect example of Nero D'Avola at it's best.

In your mouth
4- smooth and balanced


Bang for a buck, quid, euro
3- worth it! $32 US at Wine Warehouse, Florida


Emotional review
4- Thank you, Sir, may I have another?

11 points

Good acidity, mild tanins, dryer than 2001 we had in Italy

Serge wrote:Perfect example of Nero D'Avola at it's best.

In your mouth
4- smooth and balanced


Bang for a buck, quid, euro
3- worth it! $32 US at Wine Warehouse, Florida


Emotional review
4- Thank you, Sir, may I have another?

11 points

Good acidity, mild tanins, dryer than 2001 we had in Italy

Serge

I've read and heard a lot about this wine label, tell us a little more about it, and this wine in particular.

We "discovered" Planeta while touring Sicily last year. Fodor Travel guide reccomended it highly,
so we tried at the local restaurant.
We started with Burdese (Cabernet Savignion) and continued with Santa Cecillia (Nero D'Avola) and enjoyed both tremendously.

from http://www.cellartastings.com/en/wine-italy-5.html

Planeta Vinery brought new dimension to Sicilian wines, they are not afraid to experiment and are quite popular in USA and Italy (we had difficulties finding it in SICILIAN stores)

Sicily, world famous for its sweet Marsala wines, is now becoming famous for “California style” reds and whites. Planeta, in particular, has gained huge international acclaim. Their chardonnay is considered the best in Italy as a whole, and their Santa Cecilia (a blend of the local Nero d’Avola, Cab Sauv and Merlot) has become a cult wine.

Very interesting thanks Serge

camw wrote:Very interesting thanks Serge

this is least I can do for all the education I am getting in the Australian Wines

Hi,
I am working down in SIcily, so I see a fair bit of Planeta, they have done a good job of building awareness of sicily. They realised that they had a hard time pushing local varieties so they looked at chard, syrah and merlot, no point in swimming against the flow.

THe chard is big, I think its a bit like bin 65 on steroids, fat buttery oxidated handling malo etc etc, but not a bad drop for all that. Had the current release two weeks ago, and they seem to be refining it a bit, a bit leaner and cleaner, and better in my opinion. THe price is abit hard to come at though.

An interesting connection with planeta to oz is that carlo corrino consults for them, or did anyway.

To give people an idea of scale, Sicily has a greater planted area than Australia, so the industry is huge, although a lot is coop driven, and tastes like it. Nero d'Avola is a variety to look out for, think of a syrah and you are not that far from the flavours

I see a few aussies and kiwis down here, anyone coming down this way drop a line, always happy to have a drink with an antipodean

cheers
Sean