Winemaker Notes
With an intense ruby ??color and a fruity flavor, this wine has a fairly full-bodied structure, with marked but never pungent and angular tannins. Among the most typical wines of the Marches, lacrima is also a wine to be discovered.
It goes very well with other excellent dishes such as ciauscolo di Matelica, larded salami from Fabriano or first courses based on meat sauce, or why not with some fish dishes typical of the Ancona tradition such as brodetto.
Beyond the usual suspects, there are hundreds of red grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines, while others are better suited for use as blending grapes. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles, offering much to be discovered by the curious wine lover. In particular, Portugal and Italy are known for having a multitude of unique varieties but they can really be found in any region.
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.