This elegant wine with a big structure offers a wealth of aromas and substantial longevity. Those premium characteristics are due to a low yield per acre, delayed harvesting of selected grapes and maturation in steel vats for at least one year before bottling.
Type of wine: dry white.
Zone of origin: vineyards owned by the winery in the commune of Montecarotto.
Terrain: medium consistency with streaks of clay.
Grapes: 100% Verdicchio.
Yield x hectare: 7000 Kg
Processing:
- low yield per acre of selected grapes that are slightly overripe: 
- soft pressing of the whole grapes, 
- cold settling of the must and 
- fermentation at low temperatures. 
Maturation: 15 months in stainless steel vats at 10° C (50° F) and bottle refinement for four months in a temperature-controlled cellar.
Color: golden yellow with greenish reflections.
Bouquet: intense aroma of ripe yellow fruit accompanied by elegant scents of citrus fruit combined with a note of honey, an ensemble of great complexity and persistence.
Flavor: seductive and soft but with great character and strength, sapidity is extremely prolonged, warm and elegant; the fruity notes of the bouquet are reprised in the constantly evolving flavor.
Consumption: within six years or for special vintages as much as 10 years, if properly laid down.
Food matches: the wine is a perfect accompaniment for imposing and elaborate seafood dishes and preparations of poultry of all types flavored with herbs.
Serving temperature: 12°-14°C (54° to 57°F)
Alcohol: 14.5% vol*
(* Depending on the year, the analytical values may vary slightly)