Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore
Casal di Serra
First vintage: 1983
Verdicchio 100%
Marche, Verdicchio Hills
Casal di Serra was one of the first truly “selected” Verdicchio made in this variety’s production area.
It was created in the 1980s by selecting the best grapes grown in the Montecarotto vineyard, and later enriched with grapes from another three plots situated in the most suitable areas for cultivating Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi. All the values of a great indigenous variety find expression in this wine. Contact with its own natural yeasts during fermentation and in the ageing process gives Casal di Serra particular properties of richness and personality, without altering its fine balance and special elegance.


Characteristics
DENOMINATION
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico Superiore
GRAPE VARIETIES
Verdicchio 100%
AREA OF PRODUCTION
Marche, Verdicchio Hills
VINEYARD
The vineyards, which are between eight and thirty years old and trained on the Guyot system, are situated on the band of hillside between 200 and 350 meters above sea level, on opposite sides of the Esino valley. The soils go back to pleiocene-pleistocene formations, and are characterised by being very deep, medium-calcareous clay loams.
TRAINING SYSTEM
Guyot
YIELD PER HECTARE
The yield of the vineyards never exceeds 7 tons per hectare.
HARVEST
The harvest is carried out by hand and normally takes place in the period from the end of September to the first ten days of October. Particular attention is paid to determining the right moment for the harvest, which must coincide with reaching the best balance between sugar content, phenolic ripening and acidity.
VINIFICATION
After a light pressing, the prime must is rapidly cooled and then goes through static decantation. Fermentation, in temperature-controlled steel tanks between 16° and 18°C, for 10-15 days. The wine does not undergo a malolactic fermentation.
AGING
The wine ages in steel for about 5 months in contact with its own yeasts. It is bottled at the end of April and then rests again in bottle for few months.
AVAILABLE FORMATS
37.5 cl, 75 cl, 1.5 litre bottles
Tasting

COLOR
Straw yellow color with golden hints.

SCENT
To the nose it shows intense and persistent perfumes of wild flowers and aromas of yellow pulp fruit such as peach, apricot and golden apple.

TASTE
To the palate it’s rich and velvety with a good dose of freshness and sapidity to balance the great softness. Dry finish, persistent and intensely fruity.

PAIRINGS
Ideal with fish dishes, oven-cooked or grilled, roast white meat and fresh cheeses.

SERVING GLASS
Goblet of medium size and roughly spherical shape, to allow better appreciation of the complex aromas. A straight opening will en- hance the flavour of the wine in the mouth, by directing it first to the sides and rear of the tongue, and then to the tip, and allow its softness to be properly evaluated.

IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURE
12-14°C


Prizes and Awards

Vintage 2022

91 | Vintage 2023

Premio Qualità Prezzo | Vintage 2021

Medaglia d'Oro | Vintage 2021

Corona | Vintage 2019

94 + punti | Vintage 2019

90 punti | Vintage 2019

Oscar Qualità/Prezzo | Vintage 2018

90 punti | Vintage 2018

Rating 91 | Vintage 2018

Gold Medal 96 punti | Vintage 2017

90/100 | Vintage 2016

Silver Medal 90 punti | Vintage 2016

87/100 | Vintage 2016

Due Bicchieri Rossi | Vintage 2013

89/100 | Vintage 2014

92/100 | Vintage 2014

Vino Quotidiano | Vintage 2012

91/100 Editors Choice | Vintage 2012

90/100 | Vintage 2011

Oscar Qualità/Prezzo | Vintage 2011

91/100 | Vintage 2019

Medaglia d'Oro e Miglior Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC | Vintage 2019

Ottimo rapporto Qualità/Prezzo | Vintage 2008

Due Bicchieri Rossi | Vintage 2006

Médaille d'Argent | Vintage 2005

Due Bicchieri Rossi | Vintage 2005

Due Bicchieri Rossi | Vintage 2004

Due Bicchieri Rossi | Vintage 2003

Tre Bicchieri | Vintage 1999