Santa Cecilia 2008 - PLANETA 750ml x 1 bottle

Planeta's Santa Cecilia, made in Noto, which can be called the holy land of Nero d'Avola, is always a great wine that frankly expresses Nero d'Avola. Elegant, powerful, and with balanced Sicilian aromas, Santa Cecilia has become a benchmark for red wines made from indigenous Sicilian grape varieties today.

Rating: Noto DOC

Grape variety: 100% Nero d'Avola

Tasting: It has a powerful yet flowing structure, characterized by fresh and dense tannins. You can always feel the wonderful acidity that is the DNA of Nero d'Avola.

Production method: After harvesting, the grapes are destemmed and crushed, and the juice is transferred to stainless steel tanks for alcoholic fermentation. Depending on the progress of fermentation, pumping over (circulation) is carried out three times a day for short periods of 10 to 25 minutes to extract the complexity of the wine while slightly reducing the burden on the skins. The fermentation period is about 7 to 8 days. The temperature is stopped at 14 to 15 degrees Celsius during the period, and the temperature is raised to 24 to 25 degrees Celsius to complete the final alcoholic fermentation. After alcoholic fermentation, the tank is filled with wine from the same vineyard, and after a long ceremition (maceration) of 28 to 35 days with the skins and wine in contact, it is racked. Malolactic fermentation is always carried out in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of about 20 to 21 degrees Celsius. It is then transferred to French oak barrels, where it is aged for 14 months, starting in December for one month. (15% new barrels, 28% second-year barrels, 29% fourth-year barrels)

Pairing: Grilled vegetables, pasta, and a wide range of meat dishes.