Borgo Paglianetto Verdicchio di Matelica, Petrare DOC 2022

This wine intrigues with an airy blend of incense, exotic spice, young peach and mint. Crisp orchard fruits and tactile mineral tones add a crunchy sensation toward the close. The palate tapers off with tremendous length and staining concentration as hints of sour lime collide with  liquid stone.

Located sixty kilometers from the Adriatic Sea in the Verdicchio di Matelica DOC, Borgo Paglianetto is both in the heart of Italy’s Marche as well as in an area most famous for mountain-and-sea influenced, salty, minerally Verdicchio. Inside the unique north-to-south-running, land-locked Alta Valle dell’ Esino, Borgo Paglianetto began as a collaboration of five friends in 2008. They have nearly 30 hectares that were planted over twenty years ago (as of 2024.

Farming Practice: Organic, certified since 2013