La Monacesca Verdicchio di Matelica, 2006, Marche, Italy Add/Read Comments
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Wine Tasting Note: La Monacesca Verdicchio di Matelica, 2006, Marche, Italy.
Stockist: Waitrose Price: £7.99 [More: Adegga / Snooth]
Wonderful deep golden colour, none of your wishy-washy, thin, bland Italian whites here thank you very much. Not much to the floral aroma but a weighty palate that matches wonderfully with the food. Flavours are laced with a touch of honey, a minerally texture, and plenty of stony fruit that power right through to the herby finish. Refreshingly crisp acidity on the finish. Elegant.
Alcohol 13.5%.
Scribblings Rating - 92/100 [ out of 5]
100% hand-picked Verdicchio grapes from a great estate in the upper Esino Valley. The difference between Verdicchio grown just a stones roll from Umbria and that grown down near the coast (Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi) is substantial. In the highlands the climate is cooler, the growing season longer and slower. Down by the coast the Adriatic plays a part with harvesting often 10 days earlier than those nearer the Apennines.
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From: Alex (July 23, 2008 3:42 PM)
Verdicchio is the one Italian white I've come across so far that has actually engaged me.
I shall keep a look out for this one!
From: Sonadora (July 27, 2008 10:44 PM)
The risotto looks and sounds delicious! I'm all about seafood in the summer.