Plumbago, Planeta

PLUMBAGO

Denomination

Sicilia D.O.C.

First vintage

2008

Districts of vineyards

Menfi and Sambuca di Sicilia (Agrigento)

Vineyards

Dispensa, Ulmo

Winery

Ulmo

Variety

100% Nero d’Avola

Type of soil

Average texture, moderately deep to deep with abundant pebbles, slightly limey and with sections of dark organic matter

Altitude

Ulmo 195 m a.s.l. Dispensa 75 m a.s.l.

Yield per hectare

Ulmo 90 quintals, Dispensa 75 quintals

Training system

Spurred cordon                                   

Planting density

Ulmo 3,800 vines per hectare. Dispensa 4,500 vines per hectare

Harvesting period

10-15 September

Vinification

after destalking and pressing, the grapes ferment in stainless steel vats and remain on the skins for 14 days at 25⁰C with repeated mixing; at the end of the period racking by soft pressing. The wine thus obtained undergoes malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, in January it is transferred to wooden barrels for 10 months

Maturation

barriques and tonneaux used 3 and 4 times

Bottling period

from September of the year following the harvest

Alcohol content

13.5% Vol

Total acidity

5,50 g/l

Ph

3.42

Ageing capacity

to drink at once or age up to 10 years

Tasting notes

a saturated purple-mauve that you look forward to drinking. Plumbago is dominated by aromas of ripe plums and wild blackberries and has pleasantly complex aromatic hints of incense, jasmine and black truffle. The tannin texture is varied and combines its soft, sweet and seductive aspects, like a Sacher torta, with the harder, more direct and austere elements of a block of Modica chocolate

Matching

Perfect for matching with grilled meat with its affinity for smokey tones and its natural sweetness which goes with any sauce