Planeta
Etna Bianco DOC Carricante
Etna, Catania, Sicily, Italy
Flavorful and polished with buttery oak notes and slight orchard fruits. Long finish.
Flavorful and polished with buttery oak notes and slight orchard fruits. Long finish.
Dec 10th, 2015
Very aromatic! Floral, perfume, melon, citrus, white pepper. Creamy, m acid, rich and sharp. Very refreshing. Beautiful.
Very aromatic! Floral, perfume, melon, citrus, white pepper. Creamy, m acid, rich and sharp. Very refreshing. Beautiful.
Sep 14th, 2015Planeta, Etna Bianco 2012, 14% alcohol: Grape variety is Carricante, partially fermented in barriques. Creamy texture, pure fruits, careful oak integration, long finish. Utterly delicious, highly recommended!
Planeta, Etna Bianco 2012, 14% alcohol: Grape variety is Carricante, partially fermented in barriques. Creamy texture, pure fruits, careful oak integration, long finish. Utterly delicious, highly recommended!
Jan 5th, 2014
Not my thing. The aromatics just don’t do it for me. Seems big although low 12.5%. Lemon and brine. But nut sure infer to much else.
Not my thing. The aromatics just don’t do it for me. Seems big although low 12.5%. Lemon and brine. But nut sure infer to much else.
Apr 5th, 2024
Straw colored white wine with light aromatics of pears and some mineral notes. Slightly effervescent on the tip of the tongue. Flavors of pears, spices and a little bit of a nutty element wrapped in a very clean and crisp wine. Paired very well with blackened red fish tonight. Lovely wine from Sicily.
Straw colored white wine with light aromatics of pears and some mineral notes. Slightly effervescent on the tip of the tongue. Flavors of pears, spices and a little bit of a nutty element wrapped in a very clean and crisp wine. Paired very well with blackened red fish tonight. Lovely wine from Sicily.
Aug 22nd, 2021Comparing two Etna whites in the shadow of the great mountain itself.
This is expressive & highly aromatic with ripe white peach & (over)ripe melon with some oaky notes (that mellow down with time in the glass). There’s some green walnut here as well. Deep underneath there’s the salty volcanic minerality, but it doesn’t come first.
On the palate this is at first surprisingly lean, then it broadens with the oak aromas and the spicy minerality showing in full. The sweet stone fruit fills the background.
This needs quite a bit of time to breathe & to come together... and then it really shows it’s potential & character.
Edit 24h later: this has really come together, showing biw some nice matchstick reduction and showing quite some depth. Not unlike a good Côte Chalonnais!
Great with food, not lacking solo, either. A very nice effort by Planeta.
Comparing two Etna whites in the shadow of the great mountain itself.
This is expressive & highly aromatic with ripe white peach & (over)ripe melon with some oaky notes (that mellow down with time in the glass). There’s some green walnut here as well. Deep underneath there’s the salty volcanic minerality, but it doesn’t come first.
On the palate this is at first surprisingly lean, then it broadens with the oak aromas and the spicy minerality showing in full. The sweet stone fruit fills the background.
This needs quite a bit of time to breathe & to come together... and then it really shows it’s potential & character.
Edit 24h later: this has really come together, showing biw some nice matchstick reduction and showing quite some depth. Not unlike a good Côte Chalonnais!
Great with food, not lacking solo, either. A very nice effort by Planeta.
Winemaker Thomas Fogarty Winery
First go with Planeta's indigenous gear. Polished, but not slick.
First go with Planeta's indigenous gear. Polished, but not slick.
Mar 11th, 2016