Belisario, Le Salse Verdicchio di Matelica 2021 (750ml)

100% Verdicchio, certified organic, 28 year-old vines, native yeasts selected from the vineyard and cellar with a pied du cuve starter. Cantine Belisario is a high-quality co-op and is one of just a dozen or so producers in the small Verdicchio di Matelica (compared with the much larger Verdicchio di Jesi to the northeast and closer to the sea). The soils in Matelica are richer in clay and limestone, while Jesi has more sand. Matelica wines tend to have higher acidity, but also more structure and body. The salty minerality is thanks in part to salt springs (le salse) in the valley.