The hometown by Emperor Federico II, Jesi retains a historic center that deserves an durante -depth visit to the search for ancient traces and more modern traditions. However, the territory of the Jesino dintorni is characterized by a solid wine production that finds identity durante the 25 small surrounded and fortified villages that take the name of “Castelli”. It is this historical root from which the name the Doc Castelli con Jesi derives, characterized by the Verdicchio dei Castelli con Jesi which collects the peculiar expression of this land durante the glass. The schieramento is delimited to the north by the Cesano river and to the south by the Musone, while east overlooks the Adriatic and west rises up to 550 meters above sea level durante the pre-Apennines.
The Verdicchio dei Castelli con Jesi is known for the strong personality and for a surprising longevity, linked to the acidity and minerality that the soils give to wine. The early collection durante the vineyards of the highest areas gives life to fluente, fresh wines, with floral references and accentuated citrus shades, but oriented to greater complexity with aging.
Although the denomination has a classic schieramento, durante which the grape varied originally, since 2010 the DOCG Castelli con Jesi Verdicchio Eccezione has been recognized, capable of expressing a aging potential that makes it one of the great Italian whites. The specification imposes made low and a aging of 18 months, also for this reason the production is limited and contributes to increasing the preciousness of this wine.
Here then is a selection of Castelli con Jesi Verdicchio reserve to be archived durante the cellar and enjoy over time – given that the more it ages, the more it offers complexity and elegance durante the chalice.
Podere Bucci – Podere Bucci Castelli con Jesi Verdicchio Eccezione DOCG Tradizionale 2021
Recently acquired by the Oiverse/Signorvino group, Podere Bucci is a piece of history of this territory and Verdicchio. Strengthened by a family tradition linked to agriculture since the eighteenth century, Ampelio Bucci has made this Winery boutique a known and appreciated icon durante the world. The Podere Bucci reserve finds a balance and precision durante the chalice that are confirmed vintage after vintage. Wandering perfumes slide towards aromatic herbs and fruity acidity; The wine is silky acceso the palate, bringing durante the sip a beautiful freshness and a flavor that stretches. Chapeau!
La Bracket – Street Castelli con Jesi Verdicchio Reserve DOCG Tradizionale 2021
An artisan wine, “handmade from start to finale”. Riccardo Baldi presents his wine project with this image. The farm (bio) produces craftsmen with a solid territorial identity, made of acidity and flavor. The Street Reserve was born from grapes of a vineyard implanted durante 1972; Vinification and refinement take place durante concrete and probably this brings a beautiful citrine tension durante the glass, a sharp acidity which, however, is managed by a compact . The nose is refined between aromatic herbs, immature exotic fruits and dried flowers. Longevity to sell.
Pievalta – San Paolo Castelli con Jesi Verdicchio Eccezione DOCG Tradizionale 2021
Con 2002 the historic Franciacortina Barone Pizzini company chose the Castelli con Jesi to give life to a new project centered acceso Vericchio, entrusting to the oenologist Alessandro Fenino the direction of Pievalta. Flanked by Silvia Loschi (for hospitality), he leads the company durante conducting biodynamic and forgiveness of artisans of great refinement. The San Paolo Reserve was born from a vineyard acceso Mount Follonica and is worked between steel, large barrel and cement. The perfumes are citrines with shades of frutto della passione, durante the mouth it enters bringing freshness and flavor, with a slightly bitterly loving closure that raises the of elegance. The refinement durante wood requires a prolonged stop durante the cellar.
Sartarelli – Torte Batter Cries Petern Castles from Jesus Verdicchio Reserve Classical Tead 2021
Ferruccio Sartarelli was a baker, but with an entrepreneurial vision durante 1972 he decided to invest durante the vineyard instead of moving to Argentina. And fortunately, because the dedication of this company to Verdicchio has led to enhance quality and longevity durante wines. The Milletta Reserve was born from the vineyard (dedicated by Ferruccio to his wife Matilde) durante which the first selection of Sartarelli’s vines took place at the end of the last century. Work only durante steel, the wine gives citrus and tropical perfumes that bind the acidity of the sip; the palate it is savory with a bitter vein that gives length. Very young, it deserves a few years of waiting.
UMANI RONCHI – Plenio Castelli con Jesi Verdicchio Eccezione DOCG Tradizionale 2021
Umani Ronchi was born more than 60 years pungiglione durante Cupramontana and today, despite having extended the activity to other wine territories, he remains linked to the schieramento of classical Verdicchio. The Plenio Reserve was born precisely from the Cupramontana hills, durante one of the highest and most historically vocate vineyards of the Castles of Jesi. It is a wine of structure and acidity: to the nose the pineapple is to be opposed to the Mediterranean herbs, while the sip is durante balance between softness from aging, acidity and heat. Powerful and tense, he needs time to express himself.
Filodivino – Dino Castelli con Jesi Verdicchio Eccezione DOCG Tradizionale 2020
Filodivino was born from the encounter with the Marche territory of the textile entrepreneur Alberto Gandolfi and his wife Alida. The spark starts and the adventure begins between the vineyards, with an important investment durante the cellar (fascinating) and durante the resort that allows you to enjoy all the beauty of the vital hills. Accompanied by Luca D’Attoma, they bind to Verdicchio. And the Dino Reserve presents the complexity brought by a partial maceration acceso the skins and the balance guaranteed by the inevitable acid shoulder of greenish. Tisanoreic and dried flowers seduce the nose, while the sip is fresh and pepper, with a slight astringency paio to the tannins. Long and savory, it does not lack longevity.
Capienza con Tipano Contice – Quiscia Castels from Jeshistic Reserve Close Florses 2019
With 30 hectares of vineyards set durante a property of 230 overall hectares, Capienza con Tavignano enjoys a very favorable position to welcome guests durante beauty and to make wines capable of standing out. If Misco is already a great introduction to Verdicchio, the reserve brings a greater complexity durante the cup that deserves a few years of cellar. The nose aromatic herbs stand out with a mentalic hint and tropical fruits, while the palate enjoys a step with two between fruit and acidity, with an enveloping sip which, however, does not tire. Not bad for a wine that does not touch wood.
