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2019 Marche Rosso “Bastian Contrario”
La Marca di San Michele

This red, made from the local Montepulciano grape, is aged in tank and bottle to refine its pleasantly rustic personality. Dark bitter cherry, rosemary, and licorice root infuse the rounded, medium-bodied palate. Its tannins are soft, and an autumnal feel will make it a perfect accompaniment to savory winter dishes that include root vegetables.
—Dixon Brooke
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Montepulciano |
Appellation: | Marche Rosso IGP |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Le Marche |
Producer: | La Marca di San Michele |
Vineyard: | Planted in 2011 |
Aging: | Wine ferments and macerates for 48 hours in steel where it remains for an additional 12 months, then in bottle for another 12 months |
Farming: | Organic (practicing) |
Alcohol: | 14% |
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About The Producer
La Marca di San Michele
About The Region
Le Marche
Le Marche’s reputation as a producer of fine wine is relatively recent, as the region is very much off the beaten path for tourists and tasters alike. And yet, early Etrsucan and Roman civilizations grew grapes here, a tradition that persists and continues to gain momentum in this undulating land where the Apennines descend to the Adriatic.
In between the warm coastline and the cool, rugged mountainous border with Umbria lies a landscape of calcareous rolling hills that provide ideal conditions for viticulture. The zingy, green-tinged, citrus- and pine-scented Verdicchio is king here, producing delightfully crisp whites that perfectly complement the fresh fish and seafood stews of the Adriatic, in addition to the pork-based dishes that are staples inland. Around the towns of Jesi and Matelica, the grape takes on an additional dimension and is even capable of significant aging under the right conditions.
While our involvement in the region is recent, the two producers we represent demonstrate that Le Marche is capable of producing whites of serious interest, which often come at great value.
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Kermit once said...

Kermit once said...
Great winemakers, great terroirs, there is never any hurry. And I no longer buy into this idea of “peak” maturity. Great winemakers, great terroirs, their wines offer different pleasures at different ages.
Inspiring Thirst, page 312