LA DISTESA
Gli Eremi 2021
Marche, Italy
Verdicchio from a fifty year old vineyard exposed full south in the heart of the San Michele cru. This was given a long, gentle press and spent eighteen months ageing in old oak casks during which time it has gained nuance and complexity. From a cooler vintage this is a wine of filigree detail in which almond, minerals and gentle saltiness combine to beautiful effect. One of Italy’s greats.
Verdicchio
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Corrado Dottori’s family has tended vines in San Michele near the town of Cupramontana in the Marche for three generations.
The rolling hills at around three hundred metres above sea level, firm clay-limestone soils and that all-important fluctuation between temperatures day and night found here provide the perfect conditions for growing the region’s fascinating local grapes.
Across the seven hectares of vineyards, biodiversity is both championed and cherished, you’ll find fava beans, peas, alfalfa, wild mint and more in between the rows of vines, providing diverse surroundings in which the plants thrive. The focus on attaining pure, characterful fruit through organic viticulture and low yields.
As you would expect from such an earnest grower, the approach in the cantina is honest to say the least and Corrado’s pure, nourishing wines are our favourites in the region and amongst Italy’s very best.