Description
DENOMINATION
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore
GRAPE VARIETIES
Verdicchio 100%
AREA OF PRODUCTION
Marche, Verdicchio Hills
VINEYARD
The vineyards are more than forty five years old. They are situated at about 250-300 meters above sea level, on a hillside facing east. The soil is very deep, clay loam, fairly fresh, and represents the ideal for a vine such as Verdicchio.
TRAINING SYSTEM
Double Guyot (arched canes)
YIELD PER HECTARE
The yield per hectare is between 6 and 7 tons.
HARVEST
The grapes are picked by hand, and collected in boxes. The harvest takes place on the borderline between the end of September, first ten days of October, when the grapes have reached a perfect ripening status.
VINIFICATION
After a light pressing, the prime must is rapidly cooled and then goes through static decantation. Fermentation, in steel tanks with the temperature maintained at between 16o and 18°C, takes 10-15 days. The wine does not undergo a malolactic fermentation, in order to preserve freshness and acidity.
AGING
The ageing stage lasts about ten months, during which the wine remains in contact with its own fermentation yeasts in concrete tanks. Vecchie Vigne rests 6 months in bottle before being put on sale.
AVAILABLE FORMATS
75 cl bottle
Tasting
COLOR
The magnificent brilliant golden yellow has lively greenish hints.
SCENT
The nose shows broom, camomile, pear with pleasant overtones of wild mint, sage and hazelnut.
TASTE
The mouth is striking for its elegance: crisp and fresh with acidity balanced perfectly by the structure of the wine. A long, sapid and salty finish.
PAIRINGS
Roast white meat, roasted fish, stuffed pasta.
SERVING GLASS
Goblet of medium size and roughly spherical shape, to allow better appreciation of the complex aromas. A straight opening will enhance the flavour of the wine in the mouth, by directing it first to the sides and rear of the tongue, and then to the tip, and allow its softness to be properly evaluated.
IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE
12-14°C
