2013 Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore Riserva Misco

The Tenuta di Tavignano, owned by Beatrice Lucangeli and Stefani Aymerich di Iaconi, descendants of local noble families, presents a number of oddities for those who know something about Marche wines. First, the estate is officially located in the province of Macerata, and yet its wines are absolutely typical of those made in the Jesi production zone. Second, the estate believes in the cordon spur training system for Verdicchio, a rarity everywhere else since the Verdicchio variety is not believed to perform well at extremely low crop levels. Still, the estate produces very successful and dependable wines and the line-up this year was no exception.