Winemaker Notes
Tenuta Grimaldi's Verdicchio is bright pale yellow with greenish reflections. It shows aromas and flavor of Granny Smith apple, orange peel, cut grass and almonds; mouthwatering acidity, very long finish.
Drink this as an aperitif but also with roast chicken, fish tacos, Vietnamese spring rolls, grilled salmon, or pasta with shrimp.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A complex wine with tension. Buttery and almondy, it shows boiled-rice aroma, restrained stone fruits, green apples and chalky minerality. Full-bodied on the palate, it has prominent yet integrated acidity, a biting character and an oxidative style. Long, savory aftertaste.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A certified organic wine, the Tenuta Grimaldi 2021 Verdicchio di Matelica (with 11,000 bottles released) was still coiled tight and very young when I tasted it. However, we know that Verdicchio, especially from the cooler mountainous Matelica area, needs more bottle time before it fully comes into its own. This wine is zippy and very fresh with laser-focused aromas of white grapefruit, flint and white pepper. This wine is made mostly in stainless steel, with about 20% that passes briefly through Austrian and French oak. I have good confidence in this wine.
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.