Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
-
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Here's a back vintage that shows lots of energy and personality. The Umani Ronchi 2008 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Plenio delivers aromas of pressed flower, white fruit and even a hint of mint or rosemary. The mouthfeel is creamy with mid-weight intensity, but the minerality gives freshness and precision to this very transparent and well-aged Verdicchio.
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.