The history of Umani Ronchi began fifty years ago, in Cupramontana, homeland of Verdicchio Classico, and then explored many other areas of the precious land of the Adriatic Sea. Today Umani Ronchi is the wine company owned by Bianchi-Bernetti family, which since 1957 has been producing with care and craftsmanship, wines of great quality, knowing how to value those grapes which find their natural and best expression in the lands of Marche and Abruzzo: Verdicchio and Montepulciano.
From Serra dei Conti, in the Marches region, to Roseto degli Abruzzi, the winery has a surface of 210 hectares of vineyards all distributed along the Adriatic coast, between the hills and the sea: 185 km of rows and 10 vineyards, each one with its own vocation and terroir. Numbers that tell about a continuous, almost spasmodic, research about the "best" land and the most evolved agronomic and enological techniques. From the 1970's to today, the winery has doubled the number of hectares owned and has renewed the 85% of old vines. It has invested on Verdicchio and Rosso Conero, it has recovered and valorised grapes such as Pecorino and Lacrima di Morro d'Alba, always and however setting high quality enological objectives.
Umani Ronchi winery is guided by a strong ethical approach, and respects the environment having great consideration for the territory and biodiversity. An approach which becomes immediately concrete when talking about precision viticulture, management of machines for vineyard treatments and organic manuring. A sustainable attitude which also guides the choice of materials: the light glass of the bottle determines a lower impact on CO2 emissions, whereas the synthetic stoppers produced from sugar cane, are 100% recyclable. Then there is the photovoltaic system for the production of energy. Everything expresses a sustainable way of thinking and acting.
Description
Vecchie Vigne Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is an organic white wine that is striking for its elegance and aromaticity. This wine that enhances and preserves the qualitative and historical value of 4 hectares of old vines planted on the Montecarotto estate. The particular position, and the great vegetative-productive balance of these old vines planted in the early 1970s, allow the grapes to be harvested when they have reached perfect ripeness.
The long period of aging, first in cement tanks in contact with native yeasts and then in the bottle, gives this Verdicchio cru fullness and typicity.
Organoleptic characteristics:
Brilliant straw yellow color, lively greenish reflections; to the nose it surprises with a wide bouquet of broom, chamomile, pear, with pleasant hints of wild mint, sage and hazelnut. In the mouth it strikes for its elegance: dry and crisp, with an acidity which perfectly integrates with the structure of the wine. Long savory and salty finish.
After a soft pressing, the first-pressing must is suddenly cooled and then statically decanted. The fermentation, in steel tanks at a temperature ranging from 16 to 18°C, lasts for 10-15 days. The wine does not undergo malolactic fermentation in order to preserve freshness and acidity.
Acknowledgements
2021 AIS Vitae
2021 Doctor Wine 96/100
2020 Red Prawn
2020 Robert Parker - Wine Advocate 92/100
2019 Red Prawn
2019 Good Wines of Italy
