4 and 6 bottle levels     $22 (member price $19)
50% Nero d’Avola, 25% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Franc  13.2% ABV

Team VV visited Planeta in October.  Planeta is both a historic and a modern winery. Historic in that their family has been producing wine for 17 generations in Sicily. Modern in that the latest two generations have brought the winery into the age of technology and social media.  Planeta has helped to show the world that international consumers will pay good money for high quality Sicilian wine.  La Segreta is named for the woods that surround Planeta’s Ulmo vineyard – source of the fruit for this wine. Black plum, tart red cherry, mulberry, roasted coffee are prominent notes of this dry unoaked red.  Aged in stainless steel.

Food Pairing Suggestions:
Enjoy this Southern Italian blend with Mediterranean-style pasta with olives and sun-dried tomatoes, meaty wild boar ragu Bolognese, creamy risotto with fava beans, herbed leg of lamb with breadcrumb gremolata, spaghetti piled high with meatballs and shaved cheese, stuffed aubergines, braised short ribs with Taleggio polenta, cavatelli with lamb ragu, and rabbit cacciatore. Or simply savor a glass of this red with aged cheeses and cured meats like a platter of Pecorino, Provolone, Piacentino and prosciutto