Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superiore “Cantori”
Cantorì is made from a selection of the finest bunches of Verdicchio grapes, coming from particular lots of the vineyard with the most favorable micro climate and soils. Fully ripe grapes are harvested by hand with several passes in the vineyard and placed in small cases. The whole cluster is immediately soft pressed. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at controlled temperature of 18/20°C.
Appellation: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superiore DOC Classico
Type: White, dry
Varietal: 100% Verdicchio
Color: Pale yellow with green highlights.
Bouquet: Full and rich with strong hints of peach and white orchard fruit, almond, honey, flowers and walnut.
Taste: The palate is dry, soft and warm, with an intense structure. Flavors of juicy peach, honey and almonds in a wonderful integrated and balanced mid-palate. Persistent and long aftertaste. There is an outstanding freshness and sapidity when young but the wine has an excellent capacity to age for up to 10 years.
Alcohol: 15.5%.
Serving Temperature: 12/14° C (54-57º F).
Food Pairing: Enjoy with first course such as pasta with red tomato sauce and white lasagne. It goes well with white meat as chicken and veal with mushrooms. Excellent with all sort of seafood.
Vineyard: Hilly terrain, at an elevation of 1200 feet a.s.l. on a Northeastern/Northwestern exposure.
Elevation: 1200 feet a.s.l.
Aspect: Southeast/northwest.
Training System: Guyot.
Soil: Calcareous, clayey.
Yield: About 2.5 tons per acre.
Harvest: Second and third week of September (average) Only the best hand-picked bunches coming from the best spots on the vineyard are used for this high-end Verdicchio.
Vinification: Temperature controlled fermentation stainless steel.
Aging: 6-months stainless steel, at least 2 months in bottle.
