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This Week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous

Welcome to this week's Must-Try Wines from Vinous! Each week, we compile a list of wines from the Vinous database that you need to add to your wine wish list. With all the various regions, producers, and grapes, no week will be the same! All of the wines listed in this feature are available for purchase on Banquet . This week's must-try wines are selections from Eric Guido’s article, Marche Stays the Course Amidst Future Uncertainty . Enjoy his notes for this week's must-try below! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “The writing for Marche is on the wall. Quality remains exceptionally high. A new focus on terroir and a focus on exalting a sense of place has been wildly successful. Moreover, the wines remain extremely well-priced. That said, Marche faces significant challenges in maintaining its share of international markets.” --Eric Guido, Marche Stays the Course Amidst Future Uncertainty, May 2024 1. 2022 Andrea Felici Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore 2. 2022 Collestefano Bianco Litrozzo 3. NV La Staffa Pet Nat Verdicchio Mai Sentito 4. 2020 La Staffa Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva Rincrocca 5. 2020 Sartarelli Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Balciana 6. 2021 Tenuta di Tavignano Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Misco

Tenuta di Tavignano

Misco Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore 2021

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2021 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Misco is wonderfully perfumed and lifted, presenting an herbal-tinged bouquet of wet stones, chlorophyll and green apples. This sleek and racy effort sends waves of mineral-tinged orchard fruits and hints of sour citrus across the palate, all guided by brisk acidity. Sour melon and inner florals resonate throughout the mouth-watering finish as a caking of minerality slowly cracks and crumbles. (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024)
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La Staffa

Mai Sentito Sparkling Verdicchio Blend

Delectable Wine
8.9

Intensely mineral in style, the NV Verdicchio Mai Sentito Pet Nat bursts from the glass with an array of crushed stones, smoke and dried wildflowers. It flows across the palate with a rich bead of fine bubbles and orchard fruits offset by hints of sour citrus and a salty tinge toward the close. It finishes long yet fresh, leaving an air of almond custard and hints of baked pear slowly fading. (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024)
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Sartarelli

Balciana Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi 2020

Delectable Wine
9.3

The 2020 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Balciana is a deep golden color in the glass. It opens with a delicate bouquet that blends opulent ripe peach and custard notes with refining hints of lemon oil and crushed stone. It’s silky and enveloping, elegance to the extreme. Tropical citrus elevates the ripe orchard fruits, and a salty mineral core adds tremendous depth. Long, long, long, the 2020 lingers on, youthfully tense, with a staining of tart citrus rind and minty herbs that resonate. The ripeness of the vintage shows through, yet Sartarelli has managed to pack this with gobs of balancing tension. (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024)
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Azienda Agricola Andrea Felici

Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Verdicchio 2022

Delectable Wine
9.2

The 2022 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore entices with a remarkably pretty blend of wildflowers, lemon sorbet and gingery spice. Soft textures soothe the palate as saline mineral tones contrast ripe orchard fruits. Citrus traces add tongue-curling tension toward the close. The 2022 finishes long and perfumed, leaving cheek-puckering hints of sour lime that keep the mouth watering for more. Despite the warm vintage, the balance here is otherworldly. (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024)
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La Staffa

Riserva Rincrocca Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2020

Delectable Wine
9.2

The 2020 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva Rincrocca opens slowly in the glass, subtle and nuanced, requiring coaxing to reveal its depths of crushed stone, green apples and lime. It washes across the palate, silky and refined yet mineral-intense, with stimulating acidity that tugs at the cheeks. Tart orchard fruits and savory herbal tones resonate throughout. It finishes long and full of zesty tension, leaving a salty tinge that cakes the palate. A crunchy sensation lingers on and on. The 2020 is just a baby today and full of potential. (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024)
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Azienda Collestefano

Litrozzo Marche Bianco 2022

Delectable Wine
9.1

The 2022 Bianco Litrozzo from Collestefano is a varietal Verdicchio with a nuanced bouquet of crushed rocks and lime zest. It’s pleasantly sweet upon entry yet quickly develops a savory mineral contrast further elevated by a tart green apple crunch. The 2022 lingers incredibly long with a potent staining of sour citrus and inner florals that tapers off slowly. Quite nice. (Eric Guido, Vinous, May 2024)
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