Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico
DOC White
Purchased: Sainsburys £6.64 (after price reduction & 5% bulk discount)
Strength: 13% (9.8 Units)
Grape: A minimum of 85% Verdicchio with Trebbiano and Malvasia permitted to fill in the remaining portions of wine. In addition to a still version both a sparkling spumante and sweet passito style are produced in the DOC from Verdicchio.
Verdicchio is a white Italian wine grape variety grown primarily in the Marche region of central Italy.[1] The name Verdicchio derives from verde (or “green”) and refers to the slight green/yellow hue that wines made from the grape can have.]
While ampelographers believe that Verdicchio is probably indigenous to the Marche, there appears to be a genetic relation to Trebbiano and Grecogrape varieties. In particular, the clones of Trebbiano grown in Lombardy and Soave show very close similarities to Verdicchio while genetic evidence has shown that Greco was probably an ancestor vine to nearly all of Italy’s native white grape varieties
Taste: Dry, fresh and mellow, it proposes persistent and intense emanations fruity-floral (peach-tree and almond tree).
When to have: best with fish, seafood, pesto pasta and grilled or barbecued white meats.
Storage instructions: To enjoy this wine at its best, drink within 2 years of purchase
The denomination of ” Verdicchio Classico dei Castelli di Jesi ” is only attributed to the Verdicchio produced in the most ancient original zone, at the center of the province of Ancona, (Castles of Jesi)