Category-defining, member-favorite Verdicchio
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2022 Bucci Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore 750 ml
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A Revelation from “The Dean of Verdicchio”
Bucci’s standout Verdicchio has quickly developed line-out-the-door status among Wine Access members, who clean us out of each new release as soon as we hit “send.” As a perennial high scoring white at this price, demand has exploded, and now the 2022 release is allocated tighter than we have ever seen it.
Verdicchio from Marche’s prestigious Castelli di Jesi DOC has been called the “White Barolo” because it’s layered, profoundly aromatic, and cellarworthy—a true noble in the court of Italian viticulture.
This Verdicchio is a revelation of dry Italian elegance that justifies that nickname. Aged in large, old oak barrels, it has a lush, round creaminess that will drive Chardonnay drinkers to distraction.
Few producers execute this grape as perfectly as consummate craftsman Ampelio Bucci, who has been dubbed “the dean of Verdicchio” by leading Italian wine expert Ian d’Agata. Under Bucci’s expert hand, this Classico Superiore achieves a level of quality almost indistinguishable from the winery’s higher-end bottles.
A former fashion consultant, Bucci now “happens to make two of Italy’s best white wines,” according to Vinous. An exacting perfectionist, he draws on his family’s 300-year winemaking legacy and a collection of pedigreed vineyards—and it’s all brilliantly expressed in this 2022 Verdicchio.
Bucci believes that Verdicchio vines don’t really begin producing wines of distinction until they reach 20 years old. The vines used for this wine boast 40 years on average, with roots digging deep into the clay-limestone soils of four low-yielding vineyards, including Montefiore, whose vines reach 56 years of age. Farming is 100% organic, with no herbicides or pesticides used, allowing the nuances of the terroir to shine through.