Planeta Frappato 2021, D.O.C. Sicilia Vittoria
Frappato
Sicily, Italy
$24.95 (508655)
Critic Reviews (4)
This is very pale in colour, typical of the frappato grape. The aromatic intensity is rather low but it shows...
Perfectly lithe and bright as frappato must be, especially from Planeta’s Vittoria, captured with local distinction....
This sustainably-made frappato is joyful and immediately engaging. I like the buoyant flavours of strawberries,...
Open and very floral, perfumed, textbook frappato in style, so lovely, savoury fruity-floral, herbal. It's light and...
Community Reviews (3)
The fragrant, medium-high intensity nose is elegantly aromatic with red berry, raspberry, herbs, red licorice, cherry, and smoky-stony mineral aromas with touches of floral and earth. On the dry, light-to-mid weighted palate it offers juicy and ripe raspberry, herbal, cherry, earthy mineral flavours that are backed by fresh, well-balanced acidity and light, dusty textured tannins. It has very nice interplays between the berry fruit, savoury mineral & herbal characters, with the mineral notes lingering through to the long-lasting, gently chalky textured finish. Tasted Aug. 2023. Score: 91+ pts
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Very good frappato, much in the lighter pinot noir style. All in the red fruit spectrum, like cranberry and tart cherry, with hints of smokiness in the mix. Light bodied but fine flavour intensity and complexity. For near term drinking. tasted Feb 2024.