This refined Cabernet Franc shows the astonishing refinement, finesse, balance and complexity that Sicily's finest terroirs can achieve, in the masterful hands of the Planeta family. This is a wine that demands time - pour it into a decanter and experience it unfurling like a green shoot over the course of an evening. Or leave the bottle undisturbed in the cellar for a few years, and your patience will be richly rewarded.
Didacus Cabernet Franc
Planeta
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Press Review
" This is the inaugural vintage of a new wine, Didacus Rosso made with Cabernet Franc, that partners up perfectly to the white version of Didacus, which showcases Chardonnay. The Planeta 2016 Sicilia Menfi Cabernet Franc Didacus works a little harder to win you over compared to its white wine sibling that proves to be an effortless, love-at-first-sight proposition. From a classic vintage and a long growing season, this Cabernet Franc is slow to open and reveals a long range of aromas to coincide with various intervals one hour after the bottle is open, six hours later and even two days later. Give it time. Didacus reveals textbook varietal purity with dark fruit, bramble, white pepper, crushed stone and rosemary essence. There is little sweetness to the fruit, and the wine's personality embraces a more tonic or focused style with inner tension and verve. It focuses on length, not textural width. Compared to the Chardonnay, which is full-on Mediterranean with a kaleidoscope of bold fruit intensity, this wine is more reserved and timid. It adopts the silent, noble and insular side of the Sicilian persona and is a wine that succinctly relays its intention and uses few words to do so. Drink 2023-2035. "
Winemaking
Refrigerated in a cooling unit for 16/24 hours at about 8-11 °C. Step table sorting, first on clusters with 2-2.5% of waste, followed by destemming, and a second table for final berry selection. The grapes selected with this method are then moved directly to the tanks and barrels with the help of a conveyor belt equipped with a crusher.
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Product Specification
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ColourRed
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CountryItaly
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RegionSicily & Sardinia
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Sub RegionSicily
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StyleMedium Bodied
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ClosureNatural Cork
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SKUJ9836116
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Alcohol %14%
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GrapeCabernet Franc
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Unit Volume75cl
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VeganYes
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VegetarianYes