Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 PURYEAR aromatic and delicious

aromatic and delicious

With its firm structure and singular character

A trophy bottle in every sense

Hand harvested

and almonds introduce a medium-bodied wine pressed whole-cluster and aged 15 months in 0-10% new barrels

Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 PURYEAR aromatic and deliciousAmpelio Bucci spent decades arguing that Verdicchio could age like a great white Burgundy, and this is the bottle that proved him right. The Riserva comes from the estate's oldest vines, ages a year or more in big Slavonian oak casks that season the wine without flavoring it, and then rests another year in bottle before release. Bucci himself recommends treating it like a red: serve it cool rather than cold, and open it an hour ahead. Do that and it