Winemaker Notes
Of a lively and bright straw yellow color. It opens with an elegant and alluring bouquet of aromatic spring herbs for developing then into aromas of acacia, linden, apricot and fresh almond. It also has citrus fruit aromas as well as a mineral scent. In the mouth it is very persistent. It is well balanced with a rich alcohol zing, acid freshness and sapidity. Characteristically it has a bitter almond finish, which is the typical recurring element of this varietal.
Charming with sushi, salmon and raw fish. It matches very well with elaborated fish or white meat dishes, such as brodetto di pesce (typical fish soup of our region), baked or grilled fish, even spicy food, chicken or rabbit “in potacchio” (typical local dish) and lamb fricassee. It is also very good with mushrooms, truffles and medium mature cheeses.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The Sartarelli 2017 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Tralivio plays its strongest cards in the mouth, as this is a Verdicchio with a deep and wide textural fiber. The bouquet delivers ripe and round sensations of orchard fruit and white peach, and the wine offers some subtle custard or pastry-like aromas as well. However, it never sees oak, so that added density comes from the heat and dryness of the 2017 vintage (the wine records a 14% alcoholic content). An ample 90,000 bottles were produced, and this popular wine always offers great value.
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.