| Type | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Region | |
| Grapes | |
| Producer | |
| Allergens | Contains sulfites |
| Alcohol contenti | 14.0% |
Spec sheet
The wine
Planeta Eruzione 1614 Nerello Mascalese is a powerful Etna red with a bright and transparent ruby color. The nose reveals a bouquet of red fruit in alcohol, rose, oriental spices and beeswax. On the palate it returns the typical tannicity of Nerello Mascalese, just smoothed by aging in wood. Initially shy, it is a wine of unsuspected strength and determination. On the table it is a valid ally of dishes such as timbale of capellini with cheeses; spaghetti with wild boar sauce; pork with quince and wild mustard; lampuga glazed with grilled porcini mushrooms and citrus veal stock with verdello.
Drinking and storing
Serve between 16ºC and 18ºC
Ratings and awards
| 2020 | 93 PK | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 93 PK | |
| 2017 | 92 PK | |
| 2016 | 91 PK | |
| 2014 | 92 PK | |
| 2012 | 2 GR |
PK: ParkerGR: Gambero
rosso
Customer reviews
The winery
Planeta
Visiting the historic cellars or tasting the wines of the Planeta family is equivalent to doing a complete tour of wine-making Sicily. Menfi, Vittoria, Noto, Milazzo, Etna: these is why, after seventeen generations of winegrowers, these magical locations are still one of the best Sicilian symbols. Respect for the environment and development of biodiversity are the watchwords of this winery which is both ancient and modern, in which ancestral practices are combined with the most...
