Verdicchio di Matelica 2024

Description

The Verdicchio di Matelica from the Collestefano winery is a white wine with an excellent structure that fully expresses its production territory and has earned the DOC label. This was possible thanks to the experience of the winery owner, who carefully researched and selected the grapes. The typical production area is the hills of the Marche, where the good temperature range and the clayey, calcareous soil allow for excellent grapes; the latter are also grown entirely organically. Regarding the production of Verdicchio di Matelica from the Collestefano winery, only Verdicchio grapes are used. The harvest begins with the manual harvest in the second half of September, with the bunches being placed in small crates after being carefully selected to ensure only the best and ripest bunches are chosen. The grapes are then transferred to the cellar where they undergo a soft pressing. The next step is the vinification process, which begins with a slow, low-temperature fermentation without malolactic fermentation, even if the grapes have a high level of acidity. This is followed by maturation, which lasts at least four months directly on the fine lees in stainless steel, and concludes with a further period of refinement in the bottle to ensure the wine's proper balance. The result is a harmonious and elegant white wine that fully reflects its production area.

Details

Perfume

Very pure with vegetal notes of ginger and cardamom, and fruity notes of unripe nectarine.

Color

Straw-green full of light.

Taste

The palate combines Collestefano's typical electric freshness with a remarkable fruitiness. Long, modulated finish of ginger and sweet almond. As it matures in the bottle it will acquire a metallic, honeyed and candied citrus character of great finesse, without losing the proverbial dynamism that has made it the cult wine par excellence of the entire denomination.

Serve at:

10 - 12 °C.

Longevity:

03 - 05 years

Producer

Producer

Collestefano

From this winery

• Start up year: 1998
• Bottles produced: 165.000
• Hectares: 16

Valle Camertina, in the middle of the Marches. This is the only valley in the region that is protected from sea winds, and so it enjoys a temperate climate. Collestefano is nestled among private vineyards above Castelraimondo at 450 m above sea level). Its surroundings are nothing but fields. If you get here blindfolded, at the sight you will believe it’s heaven.

The story of the Marchionni family, the owners of Collestefano, is a path of redemption. As a family of farmers, the Marchionnis arrived in the 1960s at Rustano di Castelraimondo (MC), in the valley of Verdicchio di Matelica. This hard-working family managed to acquire, in 1978, the small hillside village that has always been called "Collestefano".?In 1998 Fabio Marchionni, son of the owners and fresh graduate from Oenology, bottled his first vintage of Verdicchio di Matelica. For Matelica that was the beginning of a new era.

In Collestefano we have always followed organic practices and we also gained the certification in 1995. Our vineyards are part of a broader self-sustainable, eco-friendly and balanced system. The soil is treated only with organic manure, thus minimizing the presence of copper. Read more

Marche

Technical Sheet

Name	Collestefano Verdicchio di Matelica 2024
Type	White organic still
Denomination	Verdicchio di Matelica DOC
Vintage	2024
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	13.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Verdicchio Bianco
Country	Italy
Region	Marche
Vendor	Collestefano
Origin	Castelraimondo (MC)
Climate	Altitude: 420 m. a.s.l. Exposure North-East.
Soil composition	Medium mixture (sand-silt-clay) rich in limestone.
Cultivation system	Double traditional/guyot mono and bilateral.
Harvest	Manual in small boxes, October
Wine making	Soft pressing, slow fermentation at low temperature.
Aging	In steel (4 months "sur lie") bottle-ageing.
Allergens	Contains sulphites