2019 Planeta Sicilia Santa Cecilia Rosso, Sicily

Aromas of red and black cherry, baked strawberry and charred rosemary. Medium-to full-bodied with silky tannins. Slightly tangy acidity plays well with the nicely ripened red and black fruit. There’s richness to the palate here, but it remains focused and not overdone. Lovely salinity mixes with notes of ash and dried orange peel. Layered. Sustainable. Drink now.

93 points jamessuckling.com

Santa Cecilia is the top-of-the-range wine, from the most important Sicilian variety; Nero d’Avola. The extensive research into finding the ideal place for making a great wine from this variety brought led to Noto, the original territory of this variety, where DOC Noto reigns in the extreme south-east of Sicily. With its white lands and its antique vines, it has always been the epicentre of Nero d’Avola cultivation. Santa Cecilia is an expression of elegance, power, balance and exaltation of the unique aromas of Sicily; today it is the point of reference for red wines made from indigenous Sicilian grapes. Its name derives from that of the family – Planeta di Santa Cecilia.