La Marca di San Michele
Located on the Eastern slopes of the Appenines where they slope down to the sea, La Marche di San Michele has 9 hectares of vineyards planted on an ancient limestone seabed. This is the birthplace for Verdicchio with wine production dating back to at least the 12th Century. In the capable hands of Alessandro Bonci along with his partner Daniela Quaresima until her untimely passing in 2024, the grape reveals its potential as one of the great white wines of Italy. We like to believe that Dani’s spirit lives on through their wines and that her influence is still ever present in the winemaking.
‘Numero Sei’
This delightful sparkling is made in the classic method, with no-dosage, aging ‘sur lie’ in bottle for 36 months. On the nose notes of ripe citrus fruits, bread crust, cream and dried fruit, with light mineral accents,
Quick Facts
APPELLATION: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva DOCG
VINTAGE: 2021
STYLE: sparkling
GRAPE: Verdicchio
FARMING: organic
FERMENTATION: stainless steel,
MATURATION: bottle
FILTRATION: unfiltered
VEGAN: yes
ALCOHOL: 11.5%
CASE SIZE: 6
‘Saltatempo’
Made from blend of fruit from the different parcels of the estate, Saltatempo is the perfect introduction to verdicchio in a youthful, fruit-driven style. Generous and inviting on the nose, it is redolent of peach, ripe apple and grapefruit with a hint of bitterness. The palate is beautifully textured and full, with plenty of freshness.
Quick Facts
APPELLATION: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC
VINTAGE: 2024
STYLE: white
GRAPE: verdicchio
FARMING: organic
FERMENTATION: stainless steel
MATURATION: stainless steel
FILTRATION: unfiltered
VEGAN: yes
ALCOHOL: 13%
CASE SIZE: 6
‘Capovolto’
The tank-aged Capovolto bursts with generous pink grapefruit and red apple aromas, underlined by hints of almond. Fleshy yet restrained on the palate, finishing with oyster-shell minerality that recalls the ancient marine origins of the vineyards. This shows the slightly more serious and age-worthy side of verdicchio.
Quick Facts
APPELLATION: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC
VINTAGE: 2023
STYLE: white
GRAPE: verdicchio
FARMING: organic
FERMENTATION: stainless steel
MATURATION: stainless steel
FILTRATION: unfiltered
VEGAN: yes
ALCOHOL: 13%
CASE SIZE: 6
‘Passolento’
A long, slow fermentation in oak is followed by 8 months in 10hl Slavonian oak botti and 9 months in bottle. Dense and savoury on the nose, it nonetheless carries the estate’s trademark bright aromatics and precise minerality. Richly textured yet refined, with hints of pine nut and chamomile, Passolento is serious stuff and it shows how classy verdicchio can be in the right hands.
Quick Facts
APPELLATION: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva DOCG
VINTAGE: 2022
STYLE: white
GRAPE: verdicchio
FARMING: organic
FERMENTATION: oak
MATURATION: oak
FILTRATION: unfiltered
VEGAN: yes
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
CASE SIZE: 6
MArche Bianco ‘La Capovolta’
Capovolto is a verdicchio DOC classico superiore. The vineyards are situated in Contrada San Michele in Cupramontana on clayey calcareous soil at 400 mt above sea level. This area is from very long time vocated for wines and the vineyards are classified as DOC, Classico Superiore which is the proof that it is one of the oldest area of production of Verdicchio. Every step is done by hands from the vine to the wine. Classic vinification for whites with any maceration on the skins. The wine stay on their own lees for about six months. Before bottling the wine is filtered with a yield grapes/wine of about 50%.
Quick Facts
APPELLATION: Verdicchio Classico Superiore DOC
VINTAGE: 2016
STYLE: white
GRAPE: verdicchio
FARMING: organic
FERMENTATION: stainless steel
MATURATION: stainless steel
FILTRATION: unfiltered
VEGAN: yes
ALCOHOL: 13%
CASE SIZE: 6
MArche Rosso ‘Bastian contrario’
Montepulciano grapes ferments and macerate for 48 hours in stainless steel. Spends 12 months in cuve, and 12 months in bottle before release
Quick Facts
APPELLATION: Marche Rosso
VINTAGE: 2022
STYLE: red
GRAPE: Montepulciano
FARMING: organic
FERMENTATION: stainless steel
MATURATION: stainless steel & bottle
FILTRATION: unfiltered
VEGAN: yes
ALCOHOL: 13%
CASE SIZE: 6
Daniela…
In 2024 Dany passed on to her final resting place. Leaving behind an indelible mark on the industry and our hearts. Her philosophy of life, work and relationships is reflected in every part of the winemaking at La Marca di San Michele, she exemplified the lightness with which they approach every part of the process.
“You cross paths with some strangers, and they become blood.
You laugh, you talk, you argue, you share, you live. And for that split second that you walk the same road, you are Friends, in the deepest and truest possible way.
It was too soon, way too soon.
Rest easy, Sister. “
- Enrico
