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Planeta's Mamertino is a medium-bodied Sicilian red from the La Baronia vineyard on Capo Milazzo: 60% Nero d'Avola, 40% Nocera, a year in large casks. Soft, ripe tannins, red and black fruit, a Mediterranean-herb lift. Critics rate it 90 to 92.
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Planeta calls the nose explosive Mediterranean macchia, blue fruit and jam. In the glass, cherry and blackberry lead, with a savoury, mineral edge behind them.
Planeta's La Baronia vineyard sits on the Capo Milazzo promontory, where wind carries Etna's volcanic ash across the soil. Planeta's own note calls the nose explosive Mediterranean macchia, blue fruit and jam, lifted by violet. Cherry and strawberry come through most, with blackberry and plum close behind.
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VanillaThe blend is 60% Nero d'Avola and 40% Nocera, aged 12 months in 25-hectolitre casks. The casks keep oak in support rather than in charge. The wine is medium-bodied with soft, ripe tannins and a fresh acidity drawn from the 40-metre coastal site. A touch of oak and vanilla sits behind the red and black fruit.
The finish is persistent and savoury. It carries a stony edge that suits the granite and silt soils of Capo Milazzo.
This is a confident, mid-weight Sicilian red, one of Planeta's Capo Milazzo wines, farmed organically under SOStain. A well-liked bottle, and critics back it: 91 for the 2019 and 92 for the 2018, James Suckling among them. Drink across its first decade.
Two UK merchants list the 2019 and 2020 from about £24.80 to £28 a bottle, both vintages in stock at 75cl.
75cl · 2020: £24.00 - £24.80, 2 UK retailers
Scored across six uses. It rates highest for food versatility and as an approachable introduction to Sicily's native Nero d'Avola and Nocera; it is a near-term drinker rather than a cellar wine.
Medium-bodied Nero d'Avola and Nocera with soft ripe tannins and fresh acidity. It cuts tomato and suits roast and grilled meats, fish and aged cheese, with beef, lamb and pasta its most common matches.
A clear, fruit-forward expression of Sicily's native Nero d'Avola and Nocera, soft and approachable with no austerity; an easy entry to the island's reds.
At about £24.80 to £28 it sits above the Sicilian-red median, but 90 to 92 point critic scores and organic single-vineyard fruit make it fair value.
Very drinkable and food-friendly, but at about £25 it sits a notch above a midweek pour; better for a good dinner than a Tuesday.
A respected Planeta single-site bottling with strong critic scores, good for a Sunday lunch or relaxed dinner, though not a trophy or special-occasion wine.
Aged just 12 months in large casks at 13% with soft tannins; built for drinking inside its first decade, not long cellaring.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Mamertino di Milazzo/Mamertino denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
Wine Spectator gave the 2019 91 points; the warm 2020 is supple and fruit-forward. Both are drinking well now and hold through the late 2020s.
A balanced, warm Capo Milazzo vintage: supple and fruit-forward, with the same soft, ripe tannins. Drinking well now and holding through 2030.
A warm Sicilian growing season giving ripe, supple fruit; Wine Spectator scored Planeta's 2019 Mamertino 91 points. Soft tannins make it approachable now, with room through the late 2020s.
A balanced, warm Capo Milazzo vintage: supple and fruit-forward, with the same soft, ripe tannins. Drinking well now and holding through 2030.
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.
Organic, SOStain-certified fruit from a vineyard Planeta planted on the Capo Milazzo promontory, 12 months in 25-hectolitre casks, and scores critics keep at 90 to 92: the price reflects single-site Sicilian provenance, not volume.
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.
Mamertino di Milazzo/Mamertino 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.
Mamertino di Milazzo/Mamertino falls within Sicily.
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Planeta planted this coastal vineyard on the Capo Milazzo promontory and farms it organically under SOStain; estate-grown, certified fruit costs more than bought-in negoce grapes.
A year in large casks ties up cellar space and capital before release, adding cost over a tank-only, early-release red.
Scores of 91 for the 2019 and 92 for the 2018 from leading critics, James Suckling among them, give the wine pricing power against anonymous Sicilian reds.
Nocera is a low-volume Sicilian grape grown by few producers; the indigenous blend adds distinctiveness and small-scale cost.
UK alcohol duty of £2.67 a bottle on still wine up to 15% ABV plus 20% VAT account for roughly £6.80 of a £24.80 UK price before the retailer's margin.
Mamertino is a core wine in Planeta's range rather than a limited cru bottling, which keeps it near £25 instead of the higher prices of the estate's flagship reds.
Medium body and ripe, supple tannins make this a flexible Sicilian red. Its acidity cuts tomato, so pasta alla Norma and Sfincione work as well as lamb ragu and porchetta.
Nero d'Avola holds a fresh line of acidity that matches the acidity in tomato sauce rather than clashing with it. That makes tomato-and-aubergine plates like pasta alla Norma a natural fit, the wine's red fruit echoing the dish.
Try with: Pasta alla Norma · Sfincione, Sicilian Pizza · tomato-led pasta · More pairings →
Medium body and soft, ripe tannins sit alongside braised lamb without overwhelming it. The Nocera in the blend adds savoury grip that follows the meat, while the fruit lifts a long-cooked ragu.
Try with: Agnello Ragu Lucano · lamb ragu · braised lamb · More pairings →
Fresh acidity and ripe tannin cut through the fat of porchetta and other roast pork, while the wine's Mediterranean-herb note bridges the rosemary and fennel in the crust.
Try with: Porchetta · roast pork · herb-roasted chicken · More pairings →
Ripe red fruit and gentle tannin balance the salt and fat of aged southern cheeses. Caciocavallo and mature pecorino meet the wine's structure without drying it out.
Try with: Caciocavallo farcito · aged pecorino · provola · More pairings →
The nose's macchia and violet lift bridges to herb-forward, aubergine-led cooking. Caponata and grilled aubergine pick up the wine's savoury, herbal side rather than fighting its fruit.
Try with: Pasta alla Norma · caponata · grilled aubergine · More pairings →
At 13% alcohol with ripe tannin, the wine amplifies rather than soothes capsaicin, so very spicy dishes turn it hot and bitter. Keep it away from vindaloo and chilli-heavy curries; reach for an aromatic, slightly sweet Sicilian Zibibbo there instead.
Skip with: vindaloo · spicy Sichuan · chilli-heavy curry · sambal · Pairing guide →
This is built for pleasure inside its first decade, not the long haul. The 12 months in cask soften the tannins early, so the 2019 and 2020 drink well now and into the late 2020s.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
Aim for the cooler end on a warm day; warmer end opens up more aromatics.
Aged just 12 months in large casks at 13% with soft tannins; built for drinking inside its first decade, not long cellaring.
£22.00 for a 75cl bottle of the 2022, at XtraWine, is the best price we track, and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic. Drinkers score it 3.9 out of 5 from 1,275 ratings on Vivino.
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 · MediumIt is a Sicilian blend of 60% Nero d'Avola and 40% Nocera, both native to the island. Planeta grows the fruit at the La Baronia vineyard on the Capo Milazzo promontory and ages the wine for 12 months in 25-hectolitre casks.
Medium-bodied and supple, with cherry and blackberry fruit, a Mediterranean-herb and violet lift, and soft, ripe tannins. A well-liked bottle with drinkers.
Sicilian and southern Italian plates: pasta alla Norma, lamb ragu, porchetta and aged caciocavallo. Its fresh acidity handles tomato, while the soft tannins suit roast and grilled meats. Serve at 16 to 18 degrees C.
Yes. The Capo Milazzo vineyard is farmed organically and certified under the SOStain Sicilia sustainability programme.
The 2019 earned 91 points from Wine Spectator and the 2018 took 92 from two leading critics. The 2019 and 2020 are both drinking well now and will hold through the late 2020s.
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