Spumante Metodo Classico di Carricante Brut Planeta

The Carricante Brut Classic Method Sparkling Wine is a product that explores the potential of indigenous bubbles within the black soils of Etna. It is a bottle with which Planeta, a leading name in Sicily, gives voice to the Carricante grape, harvested early and crafted with the utmost care. Thus, a fresh label is born, where fruit and flowers are the protagonists on the nose, without ever being excessively intrusive.

This Classic Method Carricante Brut is a sparkling wine that the Planeta winery produces starting from a white grape variety that is highly expressive of the potential of Sicilian indigenous grapes, the Carricante. It is a grape grown both using the spurred cordon system and the Guyot system, which grows on the lava sands of the slopes of Etna at about 800-850 meters above sea level. The bunches are harvested slightly early to maintain the right amount of freshness and acidity, and after the soft pressing of the berries, the must ferments in steel at a controlled temperature.controlled. The refermentation takes place in the bottle, following the production principles of the Classic Method, and the sparkling wine then remains on the lees for 20 months.

The Carricante Brut Classic Method Sparkling Wine reveals itself visually with a bright straw-yellow color, crossed by a line of fine and delicate bubbles. The olfactory spectrum highlights floral and citrus notes that are typically varietal, which combine with more mineral and Mediterranean nuances, evoking the territory surrounding the vineyards. On the palate, it is medium-bodied, balanced, with a sip endowed with sapidity and freshness. A particularly suited Classic Method, which Planeta elaborates thinking of moments of celebration and festivity, to accompany the toasts of the aperitif.