Who: Natalino Crognaletti
Where: Montecarotto (Ancona), Marche, Italy
What: Marche Bianco IGT, Rosso Conero DOC, Rosso Piceno DOC, Marche Rosso IGT
Total size: MEDIUM

Marche Bianco “di Gino”

APPELLATION: IGT Marche Bianco

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Verdicchio

WINE STYLE: Bianco

FERMENTATION TANKS: Concrete Vats –100 HL and 50 HL

YEASTS: Indigenous

MACERATION: none

MALOLACTIC: done

AGED IN: Cement

AGED FOR: 6 months on lees and 1 or 2 months in bottle

CLARIFICATION/FILTRATION: No fining; filtering with large “profile” filtering before bottling

VEGAN: Yes

TOTAL SO2: Approx. 42/45 mg/L before bottling

BOTTLING DATE: March 2024

ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13.5%

VINEYARD: Montecarotto, Ostra, Ostra Vetere, Corinaldo

VITICULTURE APPROACH: Certified Organic and biodynamic

ALTITUDE: Montecarotto 250 asl, Ostra 200, Ostra Vetere 250, Corinaldo 250

SOIL: Montecarotto = clay and limestone. Ostra and Ostra Vetere = clay and limestone. Corinaldo = clay and red tuff

YEAR PLANTED: 2006 approx

DENSITY: 3400 vines/hectare

PICK DATE: End of August and beginning of September

TOTAL PRODUCTION: 18000 bottles