Sartarelli Balciana Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore, Sartarelli, Marche, Italy 2020
Marche, Italy
Tasting Notes
Shiny golden colour wine with an intense and an interesting nose of ripe and tropical fruits, sweet notes of honey, linden blossom, spicy and citrus fruit notes, licorice root and almonds. It is very well-balanced in the mouth, while full-bodied it retains it's freshness and strong sapidity. The pronounced aromas and flavours have a lingering iodate finish.
Food Matches
Roast goose or duck, Foie gras & Mature cheese
Wine Profile
Wine Type White Wine
Vintage 2020
Style Rich & Complex Whites
Country Italy
Region Marche
Grower Name Sartarelli
Grape Variety Verdicchio
ABV 15.50%
Closure Natural Cork
Bottle Size 75cl
Allergens Sulphites
Method Vegan
SKU SARTBALCIANA20
Region
Marche
Marche was long kept from realizing its full potential as a premium wine-growing area by poverty and geography; even with the relative prosperity of recent decades and the improvements in communication lines, Marche is still off the beaten track, but it has been recognised as the New Tuscany. The area is one of Italys last untouched wine regions, and a must for wine lovers… Read More
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Verdicchio
Verdicchio is one of Italy's classic white grape varieties, responsible for the much-vaunted Verdicchios - di Matelica and Castelli dei Jesi. Less famously, it is also often used as a high quality component for many Italian white blends from regions such as Marche and Umbria, to name just two. It has high natural acidity, a delicious 'full' texture and displays… Read More
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