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Verdicchio di Matelica DOC

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IL PROGETTODOCVERDICCHIO DI MATELICAAAIT52657944Denominazione di Origine Controllata

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The smaller, higher, cooler cousin of Jesi Verdicchio, grown in an inland valley with big day-night temperature swings. Matelica wines are leaner and more mineral: lime, green apple, flint, anise and a chalky grip, with sharper acidity and a bitter almond finish. They can seem austere young and repay a couple of years in bottle. Bisci, La Monacesca, Collestefano and Belisario are the names; Collestefano's organic bottling is a US sommelier favorite.

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Bottles I'm chasing

  • Collestefano

    Verdicchio di Matelica

    Organic, stainless steel, pure and taut with lime, flint and green herbs; a restaurant list staple.

    $18 to $24Wine-Searcher
  • La Monacesca

    Verdicchio di Matelica

    The estate's basic bottling, with more flesh than Collestefano, pear and almond over a mineral core.

    $18 to $24Wine-Searcher
  • Belisario

    Verdicchio di Matelica Terre di Valbona

    The cooperative's widely distributed entry wine, crisp and cheap, a fine way to taste the appellation.

    $12 to $16Wine-Searcher