Description
Colli Maceratesi is an obscure and recent DOC located in the lower part of the Marche region.
When talking about Marche, most people don’t wander past the usual Jesi, Matelica and Offida appellations.. What a mistake!
Podere Sabbioni is located nearby the Fiastra Abbey Nature Reserve – 1825 hectares of unspoilt nature which includes various archaeological and historical sites including the Abbey, The Prince’s Palace, The Anthropological Reserve.
At its center there is “La Selva”, a ancient woodland of around 100 hectares – the last example of a wide forest which, till 1700, was so spread to cover most of the hills.
Podere Sabbioni is the brainchild of Maria Grazia (accountant turned cellar manager) and Massimo (sommelier turned vigneron/winemaker).
Starting from a tiny plot until the current 4 hectares vineyards planted in the family farm, the objective was always the same: growing Ribona (aka Maceratino, Greco delle Marche, or Verdicchio Marino).
They created a cellar in the old water mill, still active with a two-fold function: making the winery sustainable off the grid, and keeping a constant humidity level in the cellar.
As well as being certified organic, the winery is also part of the V.I.V.A. Project, an environmental program that monitors the impact of human activity on nature.
100% Ribona grapes are hand harvested in small baskets and and the whole bunches are slowly pressed to start the vinification.
The must is decanted and transferred in stainless steel vat without filtration for at least 6 months before bottling.
Clean and bright, with enticing aromas of tropical fruit.
Dry, mineral great persistence and a brisk acidity, this wine illustrates perfectly the reason Ribona is sometimes called ‘Verdicchio di Mare’ (Sea Verdicchio)
Drink cold within 5 years.
It goes with light starters and grilled white meat
