Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is an Italian white wine from the area west of Jesi , Marche region , which has had a controlled designation of origin (" Denominazione di origine controllata " - DOC) since August 11, 1968 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014 .
Cultivation
The zone includes 25 municipalities in the provinces of Ancona and Macerata . The core area near the Esino river , whose wines are allowed to carry the addition of Classico , includes the municipalities of Apiro , Belvedere Ostrense , Castelbellino , Castelplanio , Cupramontana , Maiolati Spontini , Mergo , Montecarotto , Monte Roberto , Morro d'Alba , Poggio San Marcello , Rosora , San Marcello , San Paolo di Jesi , Serra de 'Conti , Staffolo and parts of Arcevia and Serra San Quirico ; the enlarged zone also includes municipalities north of the Misa River, namely Barbara , Trecastelli , Castelleone di Suasa , Corinaldo , Ostra and Ostra Vetere . The vineyards are located at an altitude of 75 to 550 m slm. In the north, the Lacrima di Morro d'Alba wine-growing region adjoins.
generation
The Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is at least 85% of the grape Verdicchio produced. A maximum of 15% of other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Marche region may be added (individually or together). In 2017, 112,107 hl of DOC wine were produced. The yields are low; the maximum yield is limited to 15 tons of grape material per hectare. Today, Verdicchio wines are usually fermented without the skin of the grapes in temperature-controlled containers. The wine then remains in tanks for about 6 to 12 months before it is marketed. The wine should be drunk young.
The following types of wine are produced:
- Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
- Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Spumante
- Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Passito - must not be marketed before December 1st of the year following the harvest year.
- Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico
- Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore .
description
According to the denomination:
- Color: light straw yellow
- Smell: delicate, characteristic
- Taste: dry, harmonious, with a pleasantly bitter aftertaste
- Alcohol content: 11.5% by volume
- Acidity : 4.5 g / l
- Dry extract: at least 14.0 g / l
Passito wines are also produced on a small scale ; These are dessert wines based on partially rosinated grapes. The resulting wine has at least 12.0 % by volume , with a remainder of at least 3.0% potential alcohol content.
In 1950, the then largest winery of the appellation, Fazi Battaglia in Castelplanio, introduced the typical green bottle in the form of an amphora . This marketing strategy initially helped the wine to become well known, but subsequently also to a somewhat kitschy and cheap image. In the meantime, Verdicchio is again often offered in classic bottles.
Web links
- Map of the growing areas and list of all DOCG and DOC wines in Marken on federdoc.com (Italian) accessed on June 22, 2017
literature
- Steffen Maus: Italy's wine worlds - wine, vino, wine . Gebrüder Kornmayer, 2013, ISBN 978-3-942051-18-7 .
- Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 197 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Production regulations and description (PDF) on ismemarcati.it (Italian) accessed on June 21, 2018
- ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).