As anyone who knew him well will know, Diego Planeta’s vision always had a decade as his smallest unit of measurement, and a generation as his nearest horizon. In the mid-1980’s he had no problem persuading his brothers and sisters, as they all trusted him implicitly, to plant the first rows of Chardonnay vines and other ‘non conventional’ varieties. His first objective was to initiate a production for the following decade which would excel in the range of Sicilian wines and, as he liked to say, ‘would put Sicily once again on the map’.
But very clearly in his mind there was a second and still more ambitious objective which he had tacitly entrusted to the next generation, that of his children, his nephews and nieces, based on what was planned and then took place in the following thirty years; to produce wines aimed at competing on the world stage, among the great wine regions in which Sicily was fully entitled to participate. This was the integral part of his vision. This legacy from 2014 has become Didacus – from the nickname given by his beloved father to Diego – a wine dedicated to the founder and his vision, to this most difficult and most inspiring challenge. Only time – the only judge and as irrevocable for wine as for men – will determine the outcome of this challenge. Our generation has devoted and will continue to devote all their energies, their abilities and every possible resource to enable Diego Planeta’s vision to become reality.

Sicilia Menfi DOC

A short description of the weather, which preceded the 2020 vintage: autumn and early winter were averagely rainy. Winter was quite mild, however spring lasted longer than usual with fairly cold temperatures, especially in May. This combination - low soil temperatures and quite cold spring following a mild winter – led to a slightly late harvest. All months - except June and July - recorded low mean temperatures compared to the average of the last ten years. The last rain of just over 9-10 mm (0.32 – 0.35 in.) was recorded in June, while July and August were dry. Harvest began on August 20, or about 3-5 days later than usual, without ever forgetting that we are in Sicily.