Il Picchio Verdicchio di Matelica 2023

Il Picchio is a wonderfully pure Verdicchio from the experts at Cantina Belisario. It showcases everything Italian wine fans love about this native grape, which produces wines with racy lemony zip, particularly when it comes from the inland, high-altitude Matelica region.

Sandwiched between the Adriatic sea and the Apennines, the Marches is a tucked-away wine region of eastern Italy, certainly worth exploring. It boasts a beautiful landscape of sandy beaches (popular with tourists), which become progressively more hilly and mountainous as you traverse inland. The slopes closest to the Apeninne foothills are where the Matelica subregion is found, best known for its racy, lemon- and lime-fresh Verdicchios, a speciality of the Cantina Belisario winery.

Highly awarded winemaker Roberto Potentini is in charge of the cellar, producing this deliciously fresh, 100% Verdicchio. Citrusy, with a touch of almond and pleasing freshness, it makes a great aperitivo and is also spot on with seafood.