This is the first vintage produced. The 2000 Cometa shows some evolution with candied aromas of caramel and butterscotch. Drying mineral notes appear on the finish. Tropical fruit and sweet apricot are very much intact and the wine shows the dense and rich consistency of a full-bodied New World Chardonnay. The grape used here is Fiano and only the Planeta family had the foresight and vision to produce this white variety (mostly associated with the Campania region immediately south of Rome) in the deep south of Sicily. It was a risky and intuitive move, but one that has paid out handsomely since this historic vintage was released. Today, Cometa is among the icon white wines of Italy.