Casalfarneto Fontevecchia Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore (75cl, 13.5%)

A single-vineyard Verdicchio from the Fontevecchia vineyard in Castelli di Jesi, Marche, Italy, produced by Casalfarneto, founded in 1995. The wine is 100% Verdicchio, with whole clusters softly pressed and temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel, then six months in steel tanks and at least four months in bottle. The estate farms 60 acres, with 28 acres of organic Verdicchio. Aroma: white flowers, pear candy, lemon zest, green herbs, ginger-like spice and dusty mineral. Taste: oily texture, ripe pear, peach, honeyed richness, lime acidity and a salty mineral core. Finish: medium-long, with bitter almond, saline crispness, nuttiness, ripe apple and dried herbs.