TASTING NOTES
Appearance: Golden yellow with greenish reflections
Nose: Intense ripe yellow fruit with elegant citrus and a note of honey, plus mint and white pepper
Palate: Gentle citrus and pear with touches of almond and ginger, held together by sleek acidity
Character: No butter, no oak, no tropical fruit. Clean fruit, gentle minerality and faint exotic spice
VARIETAL
Verdicchio
APPELLATION
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore, Marche, Italy
WINEMAKING
Fifteen months in stainless steel, then four months refining in bottle in a temperature controlled cellar
CELLARING
Drinks well within six years, and in strong vintages up to ten
*Verdicchio that ages, which surprises people who think of it as a summer white.*
