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Today, we're proud to offer are last drop of 2016 La Marca di San Michele Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi! We highlighted this wine in an email just over a year ago - and it disappeared in a flash. When we heard there was more left with the supplier, we jumped to secure these cases. Grab what you can of this elegant and fresh white!
La Marca was started in 2007 by Daniela Quaresima, Beatrice Bonci, and her brother Alessandro. Artists and musicians with some winemaking experience, they thought that producing their own wine would provide a bridge between art and wine, but as Alessandro says, with a laugh, “we quickly found that we were stuck in the vines, that the wine demanded total dedication, and that there was always too much to do and very little time for anything else.” Their town, Cupramontana*, is at the heart of the best terroir for Verdicchio and has always been an important place for wine long before Verdicchio had commecial success, and it’s own DOC. Alessandro: “Our research in wine is aimed at finesse; we want to make an elegant wine. We don’t like heavy wines, difficult to drink, too alcoholic. Now it’s common to find Verdicchio over 14 degrees, and people become accustomed to Verdicchio being similar to a red wine; we’re alone in harvesting a bit early before the other producers to lower alcohol and achieve greater finesse.” La Marca has been farming organically since the beginning, integrating biodynamic practices as well. Winemaking is “classic vinification” – whole bunch, indigenous yeasts, overnight maceration on the skins, and 7-8 months aging on the fine lees. The result is a delicious and eminently versatile white wine. Jamie Wolff
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*In addition to a lot of very good white wine, Cupramontana has a small, ancient town center, home to Trattoria Anita. I'm talking about eating the best old-fashioned home cooking you can imagine. I am dreaming, pretty much all of the time, about going back.
La Marca di San Michele 2016 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore Capovolta
The 2016 is fresh and bright but has gained complexity with age to the point where it is competing with some of Italy’s best white wines. Aromatically fine and layered, with typical almond, a hint of white flowers, tarragon, fennel, and other green herbs it’s fairly full-bodied and shows no heat (at 13 degrees alcohol); the pleasing vinosity and richness is carried by quite pronounced saline mineralilty and lively hints of fresh lime. All in all this is a perfect moment for this lovely wine. Jamie Wolff A truly fantastic wine. On the nose, there is a fresh nuttiness, accented by plush herbs, white blossoms, clementines and apricot. Flavors are generous, and the mouthfeel defies the wine's age. Lemons, orange pith, and zingy white minerals cling to an awesome, filling structure. Great acidity and a little tannin - you lick your gums after you sip it. Powerful wine, and an absolute stand-out at this price point. David Hatzopoulos