Wine Review - 2013 Umani Ronchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Exclamation Point: Crisp White For Hot Weather

This wine was another of the wines provided to us recently.  We have tried a couple of Verdicchios in the last couple of months and this one is Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi.  According to Wikipedia, Castelli di Jesi, located around the commune of Jesi in the Ancona province, is the larger of the two areas for Verdicchio and tends to produce a higher volume of wine.

When you know more about where a wine comes from it gives context to the tasting and we like context.

This wine has a straw colour to it and has relatively slow legs in the glass.  That said, it is a very clear wine and looks like it should be a crisp wine when you hold it up to the light.  Does that hold up on that palate? We shall see.

The nose is strong with apples and quince with a subtle citrus peel undercurrent.  We really like that.  The nose certainly stands out on this wine.  The apple and quince notes are fantastic which give it a New World smell.  If you told us it was Unoaked Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio we would buy into that on the nose.

The structure of the wine is somewhat thin and guess what, tart/crisp.  It does not start sweet but has a hint of sugar on the mid-palate with more of that quince flavour.  On top of that, layer in honey with a little flint and you have a pretty solid wine.

	Tasting Notes:	Score:
Sight (0-5)	Straw coloured and clear and looks like it should be crisp on the palate.	4.0
Smell (0-5)	Strong apple and quince nose with citrus notes. Lovely.	4.25
Taste (0-10)	Thin and tart/crisp with a slightly sweet mid-palate showing more quince and honey with a flinty finish.	8.0
	Total:	16.25 / 20 (81.25%)

So, yet again at $14 locally this comes to the table with a strong Quality to Price ratio.  That alone makes this a worthwhile purchase.  Hot weather and cold wine makes a magical combination and this wine would hold up to picnic food or a planked salmon from the grill.  Very nice.

Keep on tasting!

Chris & Shannon