Bucci Villa Bucci Riserva Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC, Italy

Ampelio Bucci's Villa Bucci Riserva ages 12 months in large Slavonian oak barrels — an unconventional approach that adds textural depth without imposing oak flavour. The wine achieves a complexity and weight rare in central Italian whites: hazelnut, lemon verbena, dried chamomile, and volcanic mineral notes develop over years of cellaring into something approaching aged white Burgundy in texture and complexity.

Pairing intelligence

• fish course: Aged Riserva Verdicchio's hazelnut and fennel notes are perfectly mirrored in the preparation; the wine's weight supports the whole roasted fish
• cheese: The Marche's own aged sheep's milk cheese with the region's finest white Riserva — the wine's almond and beeswax development finds resonance with the cheese's nutty crystalline texture