Planeta's Cometa is 100% organic Fiano from chalky vineyards at Menfi in south-west Sicily. Fermented mostly in steel with a little Allier oak, it is white peach, broom and saline minerality: bright, structured and built to age.
Single-variety Fiano from Planeta's chalky Gurra and Dispensa vineyards: broom, thyme and chamomile over white peach and pomelo, with a saline, mineral palate at 13.5% and 5 g/l acidity.
Aromatics of Mediterranean macchia define Cometa: broom flower and wild thyme, then chamomile, hay, mango and pomelo, the markers Planeta draws from its chalky Gurra and Dispensa fruit. Vivino drinkers, 4.1 from over 10,000 ratings, most often log white peach, apricot and citrus.
Lemon
Apricot
Mango
White peach
Chamomile
Wet stones
Almond
HayThe 13.5% Fiano is built on salinity and chalk-driven minerality rather than weight, carried by 5 g/l acidity and a pH of 3.36. Fermentation 90% in steel and 10% in 36 hl Allier oak, with weekly lees stirring, lends a fine waxy texture without masking the lime and white-peach fruit.
It closes long and silky, on ripe apricot, flowering almond and a saline, basil-leaf freshness. James Suckling's note for the wine flags almond powder and white peaches with excellent length.
Cometa sits at the top of Planeta's Menfi whites and ranks among Sicily's benchmark Fiano: Wine-Searcher reads it as great value at a 91-point average. Drink from release or cellar up to 15 years, an aperitivo and seafood white with genuine ageing reserve.
Tracked across UK merchants at roughly £25 to £36. Wine-Searcher reads the wine as great value for its 91-point average critic score across recent vintages.
A benchmark Sicilian food white: high on seafood pairing and ageing reserve for its style, priced above the regional median at £25 and up.
Bright 5 g/l acidity and a saline finish make this a benchmark seafood and aperitivo white, scoring high among aromatic whites.
Approachable Fiano fruit, but the saline, mineral seriousness rewards a little experience over a soft, simply fruity white.
Unusual stated 15-year capacity for a white plus lees texture lift it, though there is no mandated oak-ageing like a DOCG red.
A confident dinner and seafood-feast white from a benchmark Sicilian estate, premium without being a trophy bottle.
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A compact view of what the Menfi denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Two vintages are listed here. The 2023 earned 92 points from James Suckling; the 2024 was bottled in April 2024 from an early-September Menfi harvest.
Bottled in April 2024 from an early-September Menfi harvest, fermented 90% in steel and 10% in Allier oak. Fresh, chalky and primary in youth, built to gain depth over five years.
A warm, dry Sicilian 2023 picked in early September for freshness; James Suckling rated this Cometa 92 points. Saline and citrus-driven now, with the structure to hold over the medium term.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Planeta began trialling Campanian Fiano at Menfi in the 1990s. Cometa now collects Bibenda's 5 grappoli and 92 to 94 points from Wine Enthusiast, James Suckling and Wine Spectator.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Menfi is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Menfi falls within Sicily , covering Sicily.
Planeta farms Gurra and Dispensa organically under SOStain and hand-picks into 15 kg crates; low-yield (70 q/ha) certified-organic fruit costs more than bulk Sicilian white.
Ten per cent ferments in 36 hl Allier oak with months of weekly lees stirring before blending, adding cellar time and cooperage cost beyond a simple steel white.
A one-piece natural cork and a 750 g bottle add packaging cost over the screwcap-and-lightweight-glass economics of supermarket whites.
Bibenda 5 grappoli and 92 to 94 points from Suckling, Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator support a UK shelf price of £25 to £36, above the Sicilian-white median.
UK still-wine duty of £2.67 plus 20% VAT account for roughly £7 of a £25 bottle before the retailer's margin, lifting the shelf price.
Menfi land and Sicilian Fiano cost less than equivalent-quality vineyards in Tuscany or Piedmont, holding Cometa below mainland Italian whites of similar acclaim.
Dishes that complement this wine
Cometa's salinity, 5 g/l acidity and Mediterranean-macchia aromatics steer it to Sicilian seafood, brine-led shellfish and the aperitivo hour rather than red-meat mains.
Cometa's macchia-mediterranea aromatics of broom, thyme and citrus mirror Mediterranean seafood, while its salinity and 5 g/l acidity refresh oily and raw fish. The chalk-driven minerality echoes a squeeze of lemon on the plate.
Try with: Pesce spada alla Siciliana · Fregula ai frutti di mare · Impepata di cozze · Oysters · More pairings →
Bright acidity and a saline finish make this Fiano a natural with brine-led shellfish, cutting the iodine of oysters and the sweetness of mussels. Lees ageing leaves enough texture to stand up to a mignonette or lemon.
Try with: Oysters · Impepata di cozze · Cozze arraganate · Mussels · More pairings →
Cometa's medium body and waxy lees texture match the gelatinous weight of octopus and brodetto without overpowering them. Its minerality lifts tomato-light southern fish stews where a heavier white would flatten.
Try with: Polpo alla pignata · Brodetto alla giuliese · Baccala Mantecato · Fregula ai frutti di mare · More pairings →
Planeta pour Cometa as an aperitivo, and its salinity balances fried and salt-cured antipasti while the fruit keeps things easy. The acidity resets the palate between bites of fritto and cured fish.
Try with: Gnocco fritto · Peperoni Cruschi · Oysters · Baccala Mantecato · More pairings →
The basil-leaf and herbal note Planeta describes in the finish bridges to pesto and bitter greens, while the wine's acidity handles the chlorophyll bite of brassica. Minerality keeps olive-oil-rich vegetable dishes fresh.
Try with: Trofie al pesto · Orecchiette con cime di rapa · Cavatelli con broccoli · Gnocco fritto · More pairings →
A medium-bodied, oak-light white like Cometa is flattened by tannic red-meat dishes and overwhelmed by aggressive chilli, which dulls its salinity and fruit. Keep it to seafood, vegetables and the aperitivo hour rather than barbecue or vindaloo.
Skip with: Bistecca alla Fiorentina · Vindaloo · Sweet and sour pork · Pasta arrabbiata · Pairing guide →
Planeta states Cometa can be drunk on release or kept for many years, up to 15. Weekly lees stirring and a 10% Allier-oak fraction build the texture that carries it.
Peak around 2028. Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
Unusual stated 15-year capacity for a white plus lees texture lift it, though there is no mandated oak-ageing like a DOCG red.
£25.00 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumCometa is 100% Fiano, grown organically at Planeta's Gurra and Dispensa vineyards in Menfi, south-west Sicily. Planeta began trialling this Campanian grape in Sicily in the 1990s, and Cometa is the result.
Expect white peach, apricot, mango and pomelo over broom flower, thyme and chamomile, then a saline, chalk-driven palate. At 13.5% with 5 g/l acidity it stays fresh, finishing on almond and ripe apricot.
Its salinity and minerality suit Sicilian seafood: swordfish, grilled prawns, oysters, mussels and seafood fregola. It also makes a fine aperitivo. Keep it to raw fish and lemon-dressed antipasti rather than red-meat dishes.
Yes. Planeta says Cometa can be drunk on release or cellared for many years, up to 15. The lees-stirred Fiano gains waxy, honeyed depth with three to six years in bottle, though it is delicious young.
Yes. The Gurra and Dispensa vineyards are farmed organically under the SOStain Sicilia programme, with cover crops and minimal copper and sulphur, so Cometa is certified organic wine.
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