CasalFarneto Fontevecchia Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi 2004 is very crisp and clean, with light apple, melon, and apricot flavors. The Fontevecchia vineyard production is only about 3000 cases per year. Fermented in stainless steel and aged for 6 months before bottling, this wine has a rich, creamy texture and a dry, elegant finish that makes Verdicchio one of the more fuller flavored of all the Italian white wines. The Vineyards are located on the crest of a hill within the prestigious Castelli di Jesi Zone, located approximately 12 km from the Adriatic Sea, with the grapes taking full advantage of the cooling seaward winds at 300 to 340 meters above sea level. Harvested in late September, fermented in stainless steel and aged for a total of 9 months before bottling, this 100% Verdicchio wine has a rich, creamy texture, tropical fruit tones and a dry, elegant finish that makes it one of the most full and complex flavored of all of the Italian white wines.

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The estate of Casalfarneto stretches for about 130 acres in the hills surrounding greenhouse accounts, in the region knows as the brands, owners Danilo Solustri and Maximum Archangels are dedicated and passionate Winemakers. They have set aside 45 acres of their total holdings in order to develop and produce only one wine: Verdiccio Dei Castelli Di Jesi. This wonderful and unique wine is produced from vineyards 1,300 feet above sea level. The marche region occupies the northeastern center of italy and ajoins umbria to it's west, romagna to it's north and abruzzi to it's south. It is belived that viticulture was praticed in the marche even before the greeks invaded and colonized the area in the forth century b.c.. although the greater part of the vineyards in the marche are planted in the verdant hills facing the adriadic sea, grape production stretches as far west as the appentine mountains.

RATINGS: 89 Points - Wine Spectator
"Lots of attractive pineapple and mango character on the nose follows through to a full body, with lovely fruit and a long finish. Lively and beautiful."

Fontevecchia Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore Information:
Vintage: 2004
Grape: 100% Verdicchio
Region: Marche
Alcohol Percent: 12%
Ageing: 9-month stainless steel
Production: 3,000 cases made
Wine type: White dry
The Fontevecchia represents a great variety of typical expression of the grape Verdicchio and tradition of the terrior in which this noble grape is grown. The result is a wine of great elegance and charm, with plenty of fruit and floral aromas, fresh, soft and harmonious palate. Serve at a temperature of 10-12 ° C, as an aperitif or in combination with appetizers, pasta dishes white, fish and white meat.
Area of origin: Inland hills of central Italy, company owned vineyards
Land: Middle dough tends to loose, south-east
Grapes: Verdicchio
Harvest and Vinification: Harvest done by hand. The harvest time is a function of aging curves on sugars, acids and pH. The wine is produced with white wine technique. Pressing the whole bunch. Withdraw only the must flower and obtained from the first round of pressing up to 0.5 atm. Cleaning the static must for settling cold. Fermentation in temperature-controlled at 18 ° C. Aging of the wine in steel tanks for 5 months. Tartaric stabilization with refrigeration at -4 ° C for 6 days. Bottling cold sterile by microfiltration.
Aging in bottle for 2 months.
Color: light straw yellow with greenish
Nose: Large and persistent fresh express lime, white flowers, notes, green grass of the field, almond and summer fruit
Taste: Wine of great varietal expression, confirmed in the mouth and developed in balance with freshness and taste, fine, persistent finish where you can taste the light acidity.
Consumption: It reaches the maximum balance organoleptically a year after the harvest, if stored properly can continue to age for two or three years.
Serving suggestion: Appetizers, white pasta dishes, fish and white meat.
Serving temperature: 12° C
Acidity: 5.5 / 6 g / l
Residual sugar: 3 / 3.5 g / l
Alcohol: 12.5 / 13.5% vol