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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
About 1,000 bottles were put aside as part of a late-release program. As a result, you should be able to find the Pievalta 2009 Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva Classico San Paolo on sale today. This was a classic vintage with an easy Mediterranean climate and not too much rain. I'm told that initially the wine remained shut down for the first few years after its release, but it's definitely very open and expressive today. This wine still shows amazing potential and a beautiful bouquet with elegant aromas of white flower, licorice and crushed flint.
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.