COL DI CORTE

Montecarotto

Marche

Owner: Claudio Caldaroni
and Giacomo Rossi

Viticulture: Organic/Biodynamic

The Col di Corte winery is in the province of Ancona in the municipality of Montecarotto, one of the several Castles of Jesi where Verdicchio "rules". The project was carried out by four friends from different backgrounds who in 2012, united by their passion for wine, decided to get together and take over the former Laurentina winery. Today it is Giacomo Claudio Rossi, former film producer and director of Jonathan Nossier's film “Natural Resistance”, who takes care of the estate full time, followed by Claudio Caldaroni, oenologist who coordinates the activities in the vineyard and in the cellar. Col di Corte covers about 12 hectares: 4 dedicated to Verdicchio, 3 to Montepulciano, 2 to Lacrima di Morro d’Alba, 2 to Sangiovese and 1 to Cabernet Sauvignon. Col di Corte embraces a landscape that seems painted for the cultivation of vines. The latter were raised using conventional methods until the transfer of ownership, after which the four boys decided to adopt a respectful and sensitive approach to the environment using certified organic practices with also biodynamic treatments. In the main body, which winds around the cellar at about 200 meters above sea level, stands a vineyard of about 30 years, destined to produce the house's Riserva. The soils have steep slopes and are composed of layers of clay and sand. Starting from 2017, the small parcel of Lacrima di Morro d’Alba was also added, rented near the medieval village of Belvedere Ostrense. In the cellar, vinification takes place separately, parcel by parcel and fermentations are spontaneous thanks to the action of indigenous yeasts. Col di Corte wines tell all the moods of these rolling hills of Ancona in the Marche region with all the rustic and marine nuances of the area. A line that is mainly colored white, thanks to the production of different interpretations of Verdicchio, but also presents frank and fresh reds with a straight, direct, and fruity sip. Simple, straight, and genuine: a hymn to the craftsmanship of the Marche!