2014 Rosso Utopia

The Mirizzi family recently bought a new, roughly 10-hectare site near Montecarotto, an area of the Castelli di Jesi denomination that has very different soils than those of Cupramontana (the former are mainly clay-sandy and less calcareous than those of the latter), and they plan to make another, new Verdicchio Riserva (to be aged in large oak barrels) from organic grapes only. Mirizzi planted about four hectares to go along with the two hectares of 15-year-old vines already planted on the site. Other news relative to this family is that they continue to be owners of the Enoteca Bomprezzi, one of Rome’s oldest and best. Their lineup of wines this year seemed to be especially successful to me, including the best Sauvignon Blanc they have ever made.