The most representative interpretation of Verdicchio in Matelica, an excellent wine with the true "taste" of the land of Matelica

Contains sulphites

Location: municipality of Matelica in Contrada Monacesca
Vineyard area: about 17 hectares
Exposure: North - South
Type of soil: mainly clayey
Training system: arched or inverted espalier
Age of the plant: 50% thirty years - 50% 6 years
Plant density: about 1800 - 2500 plants per hectare
Production per vine: about 3 Kg.
Plant altitude: about 400 meters above sea level

Harvest period: first ten days of October

Type of vinification: manual harvest and immediate soft pressing of the grapes without the use of sulfur dioxide; fermentation in steel for about 12-15 days at a controlled temperature around 20 ° C; rest on the fine lees until the following spring, natural trigger of the malolactic fermentation in late spring, commercialization one year after the harvest
Aging: five - seven years with very interesting evolutionary capabilities

Organoleptic examination
It must have a minimum of evolution to be able to fully express its potential and to be consequently appreciated as a wine of remarkable olfactory complexity, with notes of anise, cedar, and dried fruit, extremely powerful and rich in structure on the palate, very deep and long persistent. The mineral finish, expression of the territory

Pairings: with important fish dishes, but thanks to its structure it can be paired very well with sweet cheeses and white meats