Producer
The Umani Ronchi story began in 1957 when Gino Umani Ronchi established a small farm in the heart of the Verdicchio Classico region. It was just a few years later that the Bianchi-Bernetti family purchased the farm and although they retained the original name, they have certainly put their own indelible stamp on it. With 210 hectares under vine in Castelli di Jesi, Conero and Abruzzo, and a dedicated winemaking facility in each of these regions, they have achieved scale whilst still retaining an unwavering focus on typicity and quality. The result is a range of wines which highlights both the versatility and the quality potential of the Marche’s and Abruzzo’s native grape varieties.
Vineyard
The grapes come from vineyards aged between eight and thirty years old, planted on hillsides between 250 and 350 meters above sea level, on opposite sides of the Esino valley, on deep medium-calcareous clay and loam soils.The grapes were harvested by hand at a yield of no more than seven tons per hectare.
Winery
The grapes were destemmed, gently pressed and rapidly cooled before undergoing a spell of static settling, with some of the grapes also undergoing a period of cold-soak. Alcoholic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks, using native yeast, at a temperature of 16-18°C over ten to fifteen days. Malolactic fermentation was only carried out on a small portion of the wine, which then spent five further months ageing on its lees in tank before bottling.
