Though I would consider myself a relative novice of Italian white wines, I've heard that Verdicchio can produce some of the finest white wines of Italy, and can attest to trying some impressive examples over the years. Of the ones I've tried, the wines of La Marca di San Michele have always been standouts. A couple of years ago, we sent out an offer for the 'Capovolto,' their stainless steel fermented white, which sees 7-8 months lees aging in steel before being released. Thanks to a local customer who is a big fan of the wines of La Marca di San Michele and recently inquired about a wine called 'Passolento,' we discovered that the folks at Kermit Lynch Wines have a tiny amount left of this exceptional Verdicchio Riserva from the 2016 vintage. 'Passolento' is their top white, fermented and aged in large Slavonian botti, with a year on the lees in barrel and a year of bottle aging before release.