Cantine Belisario Camrugiano Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva 2019

LOOP LINE TASTING NOTES | It is the wine with which Belisario has experienced the greatest emotions.

It was the first Verdicchio in the “Riserva” category. Produced since 1988, and obtained only from Verdicchio grapes vinified by low-temperature maceration.

It is left to mature in steel and in toasted oak barrels for at least a year, and it ages for one more year in bottle. The complexity of the production reflects on the complexity of its organoleptic properties: the hills of the Marche region, the Mediterranean sun, floral aromas, vanilla, great texture, zesty, luscious and balanced. An ideal complement for elaborate seafood dishes, white meats.

A high-quality co-op founded in 1971. It’s the largest producer of Verdicchio di Matelica, but remember that this is a very small zone. They’re the biggest fish in a very small pond – and the pond only has about a dozen fish altogether. All of their vineyards are located within a ten-minute drive of the winery. 

In one of his Wine School columns on the subject of Verdicchio di Matelica, Eric Asimov meditates on the uncanny ability of these wines to offer “uncomplicated refreshment,” and yet “express more complex aromas.” They’re somehow paradoxically uncomplicated and complex at the same time.

MADE BY | CANTINE BELISARIO

REGION | MARCHE, ITALY

GRAPES | 100% VERDICCHIO

SIZE | 750ML

ALC. BY VOL. | 12.5%