La Marca di San Michele

The village of Cupramontana sits between the eastern foothills of the Apennines and the Adriatic Sea, where the land is criss-crossed with rivers and valleys carrying cooling breezes inland. This is the historical heartland of verdicchio production, the Classico zone for Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, named after the fortified medieval towns clustered near the hills. La Marca di San Michele cultivate 10 hectares of vines here, working organically in the vineyards and using indigenous yeasts and minimum sulphur in the cellar. 

One of Italy’s most aristocratic white varieties, verdicchio expresses exuberant orchard fruit with a tinge of almond bitterness in its youth, but with age it develops intensely nutty and savoury characteristics. So often it is made in a style that is simple and quaffable, not expressing its true potential. In the capable hands of Alessandro, Beatrice and Daniela, these are some of the most vibrant, exciting wines being made in Italy today.