Maroccoli

Planeta is a well-regarded, large scale wine producer based in western Sicily but with vineyards across the Italian island. The six individual estates cover a variety of terroirs, varieties and methods of production. For five centuries Planeta family has been involved with the course of agricultural evolution in the complex land of Sicily, with an approach always inclined to openness and innovation.

Syrah is a noble Mediterranean grape which gives of its best in bright dry places like Sicily. This interpretation of Syrah is produced in a modern style, respecting all the characteristics of the vine, from an extraordinary vineyard – Maroccoli at about 400 metres, in an unspoiled area. Powerful and impenetrable, this is a wine destined for long aging.

Sweet oriental spices and a faint memory of toasted cocoa accompany the wine in all its tasting phases, opening a space to distinct and sunny black fruit to more wintery notes of leather and hummus. A captivating hint recalling the consistency of velvet with a finish of mint and black pepper.