Description
Planeta’s journey began at Sambuca di Sicilia, on the estate owned by the family since the 1600s. Here, three enthusiastic young Sicilians, Alessio, Francesca and Santi Planeta, under the guidance of Diego Planeta, began their winemaking venture in the mid-1980s. Subsequent years were spent matching the extraordinarily diverse Sicilian soils with both indigenous and international varieties. Planeta today encompasses six distinct wine estates in five regions across Sicily; Ulmo at Sambuca di Sicilia, Dispensa at Menfi, Dorilli at Vittoria, Buonivini at Noto, Sciara Nuova on Etna at Castiglione di Sicilia, and La Baronia at Capo Milazzo. Each vineyard site is carefully cultivated with grapes that best compliment the local terroir.
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In February 1985, ten acres of chardonnay were planted 820 feet above sea level, during an exceptionally hot summer; the plants were originally developed for other climates: soils full of clay and limestone, difficult to tame but generous in the quality of their yield. In 1989, enologist Carlo Corino arrived – “the Wizard of chardonnay in temperate climate.” He was as enthusiastic about those10 acres as he was about the sun and the warm humanity that he felt in Sicily; we worked together to make a legendary wine, from the first vintage in 1994 up to this day.
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