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Merlot Marche IGT 2020
Bisci not only produces excellent Verdicchio, but also very appealing Rosso, which is now made from 100% Merlot. With the best value wine in the Marche winery's range, it has achieved a great success: Fascinating aromas of red berries, precious wood and herbs, with a subtle, smoky component in the background. Precise and taut on the palate, with a wonderful primary fruity core, framed by liquorice and a dried bouquet of Mediterranean herbs. A warm red for the unusual days of the week. SUPERIORE.DE
"An enticing blend of wild blueberries, sage, lavender and white smoke makes the 2020 Merlot impossible to ignore. This is soft-textured and round with brisk acidity that enlivens its tart wild berry fruits. Chalky minerals form toward the finish. It fades with youthful tension and lightly tannic, leaving tart blackberry hints to fade." Vinous
"This is an unoaked 100% Merlot from one of the leading producers of Verdicchio in Le Marche. Vinified in stainless steel and matured in cement, it is fragrant in character with Parma violet-infused black berries, some stalky, balsamic notes and peppery spice. Sweet, ripe fruit is supported by an elegantly weighted and velvety palate, with grippy tannins, fresh acidity and a black berry and blackcurrant leaf finish." Decanter
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Merlot
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 9 months cement tank
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 30,05 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,05 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,63 g/l
- Sulfite: 94 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
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contains sulphites
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Verdicchio di Matelica DOC 2023
Italy connoisseur and wine critic Ian D'Agata writes about the grape variety in his book "Native Wine Grapes of Italy": "Verdicchio is arguably Italy's greatest indigenous white grape variety. This statement may come as a surprise to those who have only tasted neutral or watery Verdicchio wines, sometimes even bottled in incredible amphora-shaped bottles."
Light straw green in colour. Clean and fresh on the nose, lively and lively on the palate with an almost laser-like precision in the flavours of citrus fruits, herbs, almonds, mussels and crushed gravel. Its sweet and sour note makes the wine even more appealing and gives it an air of "drink me now". Everything here is in perfect balance and has a natural tension. Even Bisci's base wine, aged for 7 months on the fine lees, impressively demonstrates the great class of the winery. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Verdicchio
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 7 months cement tank
- Vegan: yes
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 21,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,92 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,55 g/l
- Sulfite: 79 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
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contains sulphites
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“Villa Castiglioni” Rosso Marche IGT 2018
Amber-coloured red. Finesse-rich notes of game, tobacco and undergrowth frame the sour cherry on the nose. Soft and ripe on the palate, very precise and pure, with medium pressure and well-proportioned tannins that flank a wonderfully long finish. 100% Sangiovese from the Marche, 100% performance from Bisci! SUPERIORE.DE
"The Rosso Villa Castiglioni 2018 begins with a dusty and delicate bouquet of dried roses, chalk dust and blackcurrants. It is silky-soft and round on the palate. Juicy acidity and peppery wild berry fruit accompany it. The wine finishes with a lovely inner sweetness and a surprising length, leaving a slight hint of fine tannin. Very beautifully made. On the palate and in the finish, the 2018 exceeds all expectations." Vinous
"This 100% Sangiovese, fermented in stainless steel, aged in used tonneaux and refined in concrete, has aromas of wild strawberries and flowers, with a hint of plum. In the mouth, it shows cherry fruit and firm tannins. Earthy, ripe and concentrated, with a long, fresh finish." Decanter
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months oak barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 30,65 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,55 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,68 g/l
- Sulfite: 83 mg/l
- pH value: 3,52
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contains sulphites
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“Vigneto Fogliano” Verdicchio di Matelica DOC 2021 (BIO)
The quality of Italian white wines has risen sharply in the last 20 years, and this also applies to Verdicchio. There are still quite a few bad old-fashioned wines, but the good ones can be a revelation. The region around Matelica in particular has made Verdicchio famous, as the best representatives of its type come from here - and mostly from the higher vineyards: complex, mineral, fresh and long-lasting.
Vigneto Fogliano is produced only in the best years from a careful selection of Verdicchio grapes from the best vineyard of the Biscis. On the nose, it presents green fruit with beautiful notes of honeydew melon and summer jasmine. Its deep, multi-layered flavours of apples, pears, fresh citrus fruits and a hint of menthol caress the palate creamily, before a salty minerality and fresh acidity take over and help the wine achieve a perfection that is second to none. Fogliano spends 18 months on the lees in a cement tank before being bottled in numbered bottles. In a nutshell, it is a great white wine! SUPERIORE.DE
"The 2021 Verdicchio di Matelica Fogliano is impossible to ignore with its captivating bouquet of lemon oil, tangerine, minty herbs and sweet smoke. It’s soothingly round with a pretty inner sweetness, displaying notes of nectarine and orange. Saline mineral tones add a tactile feel toward the close. The 2021 finishes wickedly fresh and perfumed, ending on a salty flourish. This is a remarkably pretty rendition of Fogliano that I can’t get enough of." Vinous
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Verdicchio
- Cultivation: biological
- Expansion: 18 months cement tank on the fine lees
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Closure: Diam
- Total extract: 23,42 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,08 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,80 g/l
- Sulfite: 80 mg/l
- pH value: 3,40
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑009
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contains sulphites
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Bringing the minerality and acidity of Verdicchio into perfect balance is what the Bisci winery has been doing for years to thrill the wine scene and outshine the competition. Wine critic Ian D'Agata affirms: "Bisci is a heavyweight in the small DOC Verdicchio di Matelica. Here, greatness and quality go hand in hand and these Verdicchio wines are among the best in the region."
Looking at the winery's consistent wine style, it's clear why its success is no accident. From the beginning, founder Giuseppe Bisci wanted to bring tasteful and authentic Verdicchio wines to the market that would not be a victim of fashionable trends. For him, only the best situated vineyards in the historic DOC Verdicchio di Matelica came into question. With the support of his brother Pierino, he planted south-facing vineyards on the foothills of Monte San Vicino in the 1970s.
Today, Giuseppe's son Tito Bisci and the oenologist Aroldo Bellelli drive the business forward in a timeless way between the provinces of Macerata and Ancona. Verdicchio, Merlot and Sangiovese are farmed at an altitude of 300-350 metres using organic farming methods on the limestone and clay soils of the stunning Alta Vallesina valley. Tucked away in the Apennines, the ripening grapes benefit from warm, long summer days and cool nights that produce wines with expressive acidity and the characteristic stimulating minerality.
While temperature fluctuations in the vineyard are beneficial, the wine should be kept as constant as possible from a thermal point of view during the ripening period. This is done with the help of antique cement tanks, which reflect the classic winemaking of the area and are used instead of the fashionable use of wooden barrels. "I want to stick to cement as far as winemaking is concerned," the oenologist tells us in conversation, and continues enthusiastically: "and the great thing was that the Bisci family replied to me: Aroldo, you are right, we are with you. Keep going in this direction. We'll stick to cement".
The winery has always produced wood-free, terroir-driven quality wines, and a minimally intrusive working philosophy in the vineyard and cellar ultimately led to the potential of the vineyards chosen by the founder being able to fully develop. It is therefore obvious why restaurants and wine merchants are clamouring for these impressive wines. While the basic Verdicchio is wonderfully fresh and drinkable, the spicy and supple single-vineyard Verdicchio di Matelica Vigneto di Fogliano is evidence of extraordinary ageing potential. Finally, the winery's Marche Rosso, a blend of Sangiovese and Merlot, rounds off the coveted range in the style of the top class. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Year of foundation: 1972
- Owners: Tito Bisci and Aroldo Bellelli
- Oenologist: Aroldo Bellelli
- Annual production: approx. 120,000 bottles
- Vineyard area: approx. 20 hectares
- Organic certified cultivation