Burdese, Planeta

BURDESE

Denomination

I.G.T. Sicilia

First vintage

1999

Districts of vineyards

Menfi and Sambuca di Sicilia (Agrigento)

Vineyards

Dispensa, Maroccoli

Winery

Dispensa

Variety

Dispensa 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, Maroccoli 30% Cabernet Franc

Type of soil

Dispensa Moderately deep, very few stones, moderately limey. Maroccoli Many stones, averagely chalky with abundant limey sections

Altitude

Dispensa 75 m a.s.l. Maroccoli 430 m a.s.l.

Yield per hectare

Dispensa 75 quintals, Maroccoli 60 quintals

Training system

Spurred cordon                                   

Planting density

4,500 vines per hectare

Harvesting period

Dispensa 5 September. Maroccoli 15 September

Vinification

destalking followed by 21 days of lying on the skins; after racking, maturation in new Allier oak barriques for 14 months; malolactic fermentation in wood and stainless steel

Maturation

in Allier oak barriques, 100% new

Bottling period

Second half of February

Alcohol content

14.5% Vol

Total acidity

5,26 g/l

Ph

3.65

Ageing capacity

to drink at once or age for 10-12 years

Tasting notes

A Bordeaux made in Sicily from a selection of the best grapes of the company’s vineyards. A powerful red, structured on a dense and important tannin texture balanced by a decisive alcoholic content. Tasting strength based on a ripe, very dense, rich fruit. The flavours are those of bilberry and preserved sour cherries mixed with leather which gradually develop to intense aromas of cherry, cocoa, iodine and rosemar

Matching

A wine with attitude, decisive and energetic enough to be enjoyed on its own or matched with something just as strong and full of character such as casseroles or game. For a vegetarian alternative, try grilled radicchio with mature cheese or almost caramelised roast onions