Details
Winery | Umani Ronchi |
Bio | No |
Type | Dessert Wines |
Region | Marche |
Wine zone | Jesi |
Appellation or Vine | Sauvignon Blanc |
Composition | Sauvignon Blanc 100% |
Year | 2020 |
Alcoholic Content | 12.5 |
Bottle type | Bordolese |
Content (cl) | 37.5 |
Glass type | Sauternes |
This wine is so unique in the range of wines produced in Marche that it could be considered a true rarity. It is obtained from the Sauvignon Blanc grape that is exposed to Botrytis Cinerea mould and comes from the Moie Maiolati vineyard, which is owned by a company particularly well qualified for this type of work. The grapes are allowed to over-rippen on the vines and develop a natural mould. They are collected by hand in wooden trays as and when they are sufficently ripe and have the correct amount of mould. They are gently crushed using a small Vaslin press and spontaneous fermentation takes place under a controlled temperature of fifteen degrees centigrade for about a month. After the dregs have been removed the winer is aged in very small satinless steel containers and then bottled. The wine is an amber yellow with a golden reflection and has a very characteristic aroma that is strong, long-lasting with a note of ripe figs and a delicate hint of ripe apples. It tastes rich, sweet and well-balanced with a note of alcohol. It is mellow and young. Contains sulphites. Produced by Azienda Vinicola Umani Ronchi Spa - Via Adriatica 12 - 60027, Osimo (AN) - Italy.
The producer
Since the beginning of its history, Umani Ronchi has distinguished itself as a great interpreter of two of the most typical wines of the Marche region, Verdicchio and Rosso Conero. Massimo Bernetti, who since the 1990s has been joined in the management of the company by his son Michele, has created wines which are appreciated throughout the world, has renovated the vineyard stock and has refurbished the great winery at Osimo, but he is not yet satisfied and stubbornly insists on following the imperatives of a product of the highest quality. All this translates into serious work of experimental agronomy and vineyard care, and the adoption of the most advanced techniques of cultivation and vinification. In the last few years the growth of interest in the wines produced in the neighbouring region of Abruzzo led Umani Ronchi in 2002 to purchase a 30 hectare holding in the Teramane hills, a designated sub-area of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo appellation.
Best with
This wine is excellent with cakes, but is also a wine that can be drunk on its own. It is also very good with spicey cheeses.
How to serve it
Serve at 10 - 11 degrees centigrade in clear, transparent crystal goblets.
How to keep
If kept well, this wine has an average conservation period of eight to ten years. The bottles should be laid horizontally in a cool, dark, humid wine-cellar.