Planeta, Chardonnay, Menfi

Planeta, Chardonnay, Menfi

Planeta · Sicily › Menfi › Italy

White · Chardonnay
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
89 /100
Reviews
32
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89.2
Avg Score
93
Highest
Taster #4668 · Aug 8, 2025
86/100
Over the hill. Sherry pale yellow color. Dried fruit - apricot. Still good- but drink it either alone or with some meat.
2015 vintage
Taster #1607 · Mar 5, 2021
90/100
I am close to 89 rather disappointed - medium acidity - less dominant than in the last bottle - but the wine is still lacking character - an okay balance -staying for now at 90.
2015 vintage
Taster #2849 · Jan 17, 2021
Drinks wonderful now!
2015 vintage
Taster #1607 · Jun 21, 2020
90/100
Nothing to change still 90 - had the wine over 3 days which was fine.
2015 vintage
Taster #1607 · May 1, 2020
90/100
A solid 90 chardonay acidity is still a bit dominant - the fruit is apple and citrus and clearly some butter from the oak - a nice wine.
2015 vintage
Taster #9321 · Mar 17, 2020
91/100
91/100. Rich and massive. 14% alcohol clearly recognizable. Noticeable wood. Very nice and individualistic wine I thought.
2015 vintage
Taster #2943 · Mar 12, 2020
87/100
This was a very borderline chardonnay. Was best first day but quickly lost its appeal. Always trying chardonnays outside of California but none can compete.
2015 vintage
Taster #1607 · Dec 28, 2019
90/100
Goes well with subset soap this is a woody Chardonnay - medium acidity and acidity is a bit to dominant clearly affecting the overall balance of the wine - which is lovering my rating to 90 - the fruit is apple and citrus and clearly some butter.
2015 vintage
Taster #2485 · Dec 7, 2019
90/100
Nice yellow colour. Buttery, yellow fruit nose. Vey present. Can feel that this one was oaked, but chardonnay is not doubt. Body promises to be a nice "strong" medium body & creamy. In mouth acidity first comes out and fruity and smoother side come farther after. With taste lingering nice on the finish; nice length! VERy much liked this one .. which is for me a crowd pleaser. Opened this bottle for a dish with raw tuna with horseradish mousse …
2015 vintage
Taster #4827 · Oct 25, 2019
90/100
Couleur très doré. Nez plein de fruits. En bouche, tout est en rondeur. Agréable.
2007 vintage
Taster #9975 · Aug 27, 2018
89/100
Veery balanced, long finish, minerals on the palate.
2015 vintage
Taster #9263 · Jan 12, 2018
Decanted for 45min before drinking. A quite deep golden colour. Apples, tropical fruit, some toasted oak notes. The nose keeps evolving as the wine heats in the glass. Medium body, with a good acidity, but it's abit short. It will definetly last another couple of years, an hopefully develope some more complexity. Was wonderfull with pan seared halibut, sweet potato purre and a fennel sause.
2015 vintage
Taster #9217 · Aug 7, 2017
87/100
Light straw yellow. Brilliant clear. High viscosity. Nose with sweet spices. Palate with hints of citrus and spice. Some fennel in an otherwise quite long ending. After a day in the fridge there is not much change. The flavors are possibly more highlighted.
2015 vintage
Taster #7568 · Jun 23, 2017
93/100
During an Italian dinner with a larger group. very popular. Golden yellow. The style of this wine is buttery, Californian but without being a bruiser. Not my style of wine but hard to dislike. Very well done. Go for it if you like this richer Chard style.
2015 vintage
Taster #9662 · Feb 26, 2017
Deep yellow colour; rich, golden. Ripe apple and pastry with citrus and honey; full and rich palate. Strong oak presence but well balanced by acidity and fruit. Spice and cream. Very good oaky styled chardonnay - this has refreshment.
2015 vintage
Taster #9675 · Jan 8, 2016
91/100
Herb, süß, fett, Vanille, Orange, erste Oxidation, dahinter Zitronenschale und wieder Vanille.
2007 vintage
Taster #1694 · Aug 8, 2015
Over the hill...
2007 vintage
Taster #9675 · Mar 20, 2015
91/100
Reifes fettes vanilliges Teil, ölig, mittelmeerkräuterig, einnehmend und lang anhaltend.
2007 vintage
Taster #9675 · Feb 22, 2015
90/100
Läuft mit Luft zu erstaunlicher Größe auf, konzentriert, schmeichelnd, fett.
2007 vintage
Taster #9675 · Nov 23, 2014
90/100
Braucht Zeit und Luft und große Gläser, dann öffnet sich hier das große Kino. Ein dreidimensionaler Wein, der Aromen von süß-salzigem Marzipangebäck und reifem Cognac mitbringt.
2007 vintage
Taster #0224 · Oct 18, 2014
91/100
This wine is a deep straw color, apricot and honey notes. medium-heavy body. Love the richness and robustness of it.
2007 vintage
Taster #9675 · Jun 27, 2014
85/100
Dichter, süß duftender, dunkelgelber Wein mit deutlich wahrnehmbaren Sherry und Rosinenaromen. Durchaus reif, austrinken.
2007 vintage
Taster #9675 · Jan 12, 2013
90/100
Fantastic first impression, dark yellow, intense and creamy with tons of exotic fruits and good balance between acidity, bitterness and wood. I think they made a Trockenbeerenauslese trocken. Das letzte Drittel der Flasche zeigt weniger Frucht, dafür ätherische Noten, Ballistol und das Holz tritt deutlich hervor. Absolut geil.
2007 vintage
Taster #3335 · Dec 24, 2012
85/100
I had hoped this burgundian style chardonnay had more aging potential, but I was either wrong or got the wrong bottle. This one is losing its freshness and is definitely past its prime time.
2007 vintage
Taster #1263 · Jun 2, 2012
92/100
Vibrant. Loads of fruit some of them excotic but not toppling over. Fab acidity, standing erect. gorgeous with grilled tuna. Had it fist in Giardini, Sicily, and it works just as well here in a cold and windy Sweden.
2007 vintage
Taster #4014 · Jan 11, 2012
84/100
Giallo oro intenso. Naso opulento e maturo di frutta tropicale, pera. tostatura da legno ancora da assorbire. Opulento e maturo anche in bocca dove prevale la morbidezza a scapito della componente acido/dura. Finale di buona lunghezza.
2007 vintage
Taster #7227 · Sep 25, 2011
90/100
- Yellow gold color and has flavours of banana and pineapple.
2007 vintage
Taster #8890 · Mar 27, 2011
85/100
The wine looks Yellow gold colored. The legs are Medium. It smells like and Banana. It tastes like Almond, and Honey. The body is Full. The wine is textured Linear. The wine finishes Long.
2007 vintage
Taster #2122 · Feb 9, 2011
I'm guessing it's premoxed from the heavy yellow hue in the glass. Note to self: do not buy wine from an open-air drug store, especially when the store is in a climate as warm as Milan.
2007 vintage
Taster #5675 · Jan 17, 2011
88/100
Creamy and buttery. Yes. Oaky. Yes. A little too much like grape juice.
2007 vintage
Taster #3922 · Dec 19, 2010
92/100
buttery and full
2007 vintage
Taster #8342 · Aug 16, 2010
92/100
Wine Education Service Sicily Tasting (LSE, London) : This won't be everyone's taste, but I love these buttery, rich chardonnays. Nose of tropical fruit, butterscotch, marzipan, nuts. Very creamy, very rich. Smooth, lush palate. Ripe fruit, full and unctuous. Just a little heat on the finish.
2007 vintage
Taster #2483 · Aug 16, 2010
89/100
Wine Education Service - The Wines of Sicily (LSE) : Elegant nose, flowers and honey, lovely. Creamy and buttery, fruit, the oak here is very acceptable, drinking well now and will kepp a couple of years.
2007 vintage
Taster #0856 · May 8, 2010
92/100
Drank with baked blue marlin. Nice straw color. Will stand up to stronger flavours.
2007 vintage
Taster #1665 · Mar 14, 2010
89/100
A pale gold colour. It is a rich creamy wine with good balance and a long finish. This should develop some more complexity with time.
2007 vintage
Taster #6094 · Jan 2, 2010
88/100
As usual you get marzipan, honey, almonds and butterscotch on the nose and a full-bodied, creamy and rich mid-palate, with a dark golden color and a long finish. But this vintage is not as balanced as the 2006 as it shows over-exposure to oak. Drink from now until 2013.
2007 vintage
Taster #0854 · Sep 28, 2009
88/100
Very yellow. Strong taste and smell of banana.
2007 vintage