La Segreta bears the name of the woods surrounding our Ulmo vineyards. This wine has always been produced exclusively from the vineyards owned by the Planeta family for centuries, cultivated with passion and according to sustainable and organic agriculture criteria. Its first label was graphically related to a detail of an ancient 18th -century map of the area, to underline the family’s deep roots and presence on site since ancient times. Today it appears in a totally new and refined look. This time we took inspiration from the theme of Sicilian nature – both inside the bottle and out – drawing from the work of an eminent Sicilian pharmacist, Giuseppe Riggio, who, between the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th centuries, created a “erbario picto” with the help of a painter, depicting Sicilian flora with great precision and poetry. The new label offers a collection of herbs, flowers and roots, expression of the hidden and powerful beauty that is revealed only to those who know how to appreciate it. A richness of aromas and taste fully developed in these wines.
La Segreta Nero d’Avola
denomination
Sicilia D.O.C.
Variety
100% Nero d’Avola
Location
Menfi (AG)
Vineyard
Dispensa
First vintage
2016
Details
TYPE OF SOIL
Moderately deep tending to chalk, almost non-existent structure, moderately limey.
ALTITUDE
45 – 75 metres above sea level.
TRAINING SYSTEM
Espalier with spurred cordon and Guyot pruning systems.
METHOD OF CULTIVATION
According to the criteria of organic agriculture and the SOStain® protocol; ground cover with berseem and underground clover, beans, vetch, mustard and wild extracts; plant health fostered with sulphur and copper in minimal amounts; phytophages attacked with useful insects and sexual confusion.
Tasting Notes
ruby red colour with violet reflections. Typical varietal aromas of ripe plum, cocoa, wild fruit and flawless spiciness. On the palate full and tannins without excess.
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