2020 Casal di Serra Verdicchio Classico Superiore Umani Ronchi Review And Tasting Notes
2020 Casal di Serra Verdicchio Classico Superiore Umani Ronchi is the classic white wine paired with fish, a stylized wine, consistently the same year after year, but not evil.
It lacks personality and depth. It is content with having a pinch of every inevitable characteristic of a textbook white wine.
A pinch of salt: there is. The white and yellow flowers that blossomed on the rolling hills of the Marche: they are there! Lemon, peach, and green apple? Yes, indeed! Is the body slender and sinuous on the palate? Sure! Can you feel the salt of the Adriatic on your tongue? Obvious that!
Let’s face it right away. It is a base wine for sale, the product you enter to make the base. It was born to ensure an annual supply of mediocrity as a “working wine” and not so much as a fine dining wine for your Instagram flows.
How is it produced?
The vines vary significantly in age from 8 to 30 years, even if the hardcore of the vineyard is quite old.
This fact, combined with the sunny position, at 300 meters above sea level, in a spectacular terroir like the hills of the Esino Valley and the particularity of the soils rich in limestone, helps produce healthy grapes that are already ready for harvest at the end of August.
Soft pressing, fermentation for 15 days in steel, and aging for 4-5 months, then rest in the bottle.
Organoleptic characteristics
The nose is precise, sharp, and playful due to the floral charge that blends with a clear and quite green fruit, which is very delicate—aromatic herbs and verbena to close.
On the palate, it leaves no way out. There are no smudges but a lot of precision: thin pulp, iodine, apple returns, and perfect drink. Balance already achieved, solid structure, encrusted with salt, but very light. Roundness is good and keeps a sharp acidity at bay.
It will not have a great charisma or personality, but if you consider the price, it is one of the best white wines to put on the list at 20 euros. Everyone likes it, and it is flawless, and if you serve it at 8 degrees, it is charming.
Price
Ten euros: correct price.
Food Pairings
Parmigiana ravioli, spaghetti with clams, chicken tikka masala, Chicken Cacciatore, Vitello Tonnato, truffle risotto, pasta alla carbonara, Pad Thai.
