VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI
Denominazione di Origine Controllata
CLASSICO SUPERIORE

Our own vineyard in Contrada Balciana is the origin of this wine.
It is characterised by a small yield and differently timed harvest. The time of the harvest can change depending on the course of the year and is usually from the beginning of November till the middle of the same month.
During the harvest extreme care is necessary so as not to split the grapes which have reached the correct level of ripeness. This completes the first stage after which the normal techniques (with the exclusive use of stainless steel tanks) are adopted in the winery taking the same care so as not to ruin the preceding work.
The complexity of all these processes means that production is restricted to about 15.000 bottles. In the particularly disadvantageous years, as in 1996, 2002 and 2005 this wine is not bottled at all.
After bottling, the wine continues to develop and refine achieving a taste of incomparable finesse.
The Balciana is available in Sartarelli bottles of 750 ml and borgognotta magnum bottles of 1,5 litre. The magnum bottle is available also in single wooden case.

Our Balciana in a menu:
We are going to give you some hints on how to combine this wine with food, but please follow your taste!
Amazing with stockfish, very good with paté de foie gras, roast goose and duck, also perfect with cheeses, especially mature ones, and smoked fish.
Also a wine just for a relaxing with.

Sensorial characteristics:
Of a beautiful and intense straw yellow colour with nuances of golden yellow. Intense on the nose with hints of ripe fruits, tropical and citrus fruits, touches of spice, liquorice root, almonds and honey. It is strong on the palate but at the same time fresh and sapid with a persistent taste and smell. It is full-bodied with an intense harmoniously balanced flavour, despite the high alcoholic content, extremely agreeable to the palate.

Technical characteristics - Vintage 2009:
· Alcohol content: 14,5% alc by vol
· Residual sugars: < 5 g/l
· Closure: natural cork
· Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Technical characteristics - Vintage 2008:
· Alcohol content: 15% alc by vol
· Residual sugars: < 5 g/l
· Closure: natural cork
· Serving temperature: 10-12°C

Technical characteristics - Vintage 2007:
· Alcohol content: 15,5% alc by vol
· Residual sugars: 5-6 g/l
· Closure: natural cork
· Serving temperature: 10-12°C