Winemaker Notes
Misco Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore is made with grapes from a single vineyard, the estate's most prized
Verdicchio parcel. A delicate and elegant cru, yet full-bodied and persistent, it pairs perfectly with rich seafood dishes, medium-aged cheeses, and white meats.
Professional Ratings
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Decanter
Beaming with green orchard fruit fervour with liberal quantities of lively herbs and citrus. Bright and vigorous with a waxy texture and an almond finish.
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Vinous
The 2022 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Misco is intense, with an air of chalk dust and dried flowers blowing off to reveal crushed yellow apples and gingery spice. This is soothingly round and enveloping, taking on an oily feel as it flows across the palate with a wave of lime-tinged nectarines. The 2022 finishes crisp and focused, leaving a staining of minerality and herbal tinge to linger on.
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.