Winemaker Notes
The 2024 vintage of Verdicchio di Matelica Collestefano captures the essence of the Collestefano terroir in a vegetal and spicy register, reminiscent of the 2020 and 2018 vintages. Pale straw-yellow and characteristically luminous, it offers a delicate bouquet that will fully reveal itself with time, featuring notes of fern, anise blossoms, and cardamom over a backdrop of citron. On the palate, it presents slightly more body than usual while maintaining its hallmark energy and vibrancy, finishing fresh and impressively long with alternating notes of citron, cardamom, and a hint of green pepper, evoking the finest Grüner Veltliners of the Wachau.
One of central Italy’s classic white grapes, Verdicchio thrives in two distinct zones of the Marche. The best vineyards of Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi adorn hillsides a mere 20 miles from the Adriatic Sea. The vineyards of the smaller, more inland Verdicchio di Matelica, are at higher elevation. Somm Secret—Recent genetic discoveries have proven that the Verdicchio grape is identical to Trebbiano di Soave, Trebbiano di Lugana and Trebbiano Veltenesi.
Stretching along Italy’s eastern coast with neighbors, Umbria to its west and Abruzzo to its south, Marche is a region with a varying climate from north to south. Its coastal plains roll into hills that become the Apennine Mountains, which run the length of the country. The Marche's best red wines come from the grapes, Montepulciano and Sangiovese; the local Verdicchio makes refreshing, crisp and light whites.