Collestefano, Marche Bianco 2024 1L

100% Verdicchio

Marche, Italy

Collestefano has 15 hectares of vines nestled in a cold and dry microclimate alongside the Esino River between the Appenine Mountains and the Adriatic. Soils are alluvial with limestone and chalk. Organic certified since 1995. Manual harvest, soft pressing and slow fermentation in stainless steel. No use of fining agents. No malolactic fermentation. Short aging in stainless steel. VEGAN

Collestefano was started in 1998 when Fabio Marchionni took over the estate that had been in his family for years. After getting his degree in agriculture, where he did his thesis on Verdicchio di Matelica, he went to Germany to work for Weingut Zähringer where he learned to work and farm organically with minimal impact to the environment. He then worked briefly in wine bars and restaurants before taking over the family farm.

The Matelica zone is further inland and at a higher elevation than the more common Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi. Matelica wines tend to be brighter and more elegant whereas the Castelli di Jesi wines often have a little more fruit and heft. Collestefano is textbook for the Matelica style – bright and crisp with floral notes and a hint of pine.