La Monacesca, Marche

La Monacesca, Marche

Couched high up in the Appenines in the eastern province of Marche lies the La Monacesca (Italian for monastery) La Monacesca estate, on the site of ancient salt-lake of the Paleolithic era rich in minerals. The estate was so-called because of the monastery erected by Benedictine Monks on the run from the dastardly Lombards in 900 A.D. Fast-forward to 1966 when Casimiro Cifola purchased the land and began planting Verdicchio.

For many years the estate has been producing a range of high quality white wines and the Cifolas are now considered by some, among the best white wine producers in the whole of Italy, not just the Marche.

Their estate is located in the largely inaccessible region of Matelica, in the Marche region of central Italy and it is now run by Casimiro's son Aldo Cifola. The 22 hectares of vineyards are located at high altitudes near to the Umbria border and are planted with 80% Verdicchio and 20% Malvasia.

The white wines are distinctive and expressive of the terroir of the district. Over the years, Gambero Rosso has honoured several of their wines with coveted "Three Glass" awards, the most exclusive wine awards in Italy. Until recently the estate has concentrated almost exclusively on white wines, but is now beginning to work with red grapes.

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2020 Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, Mirum, La Monacesca, Marche, Italy
White
2020
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Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2017 Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, Mirum, La Monacesca, Marche, Italy
White
2017
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
13.5% Alcohol
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2018 Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, Mirum, La Monacesca, Marche, Italy
White
2018
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Dry
14.5% Alcohol
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2019 Verdicchio di Matelica Riserva, Mirum, La Monacesca, Marche, Italy
White
2019
Drink, youthful
Full Bodied
Dry
14.0% Alcohol
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