Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 PURYEAR cocoa and savory depth

cocoa and savory depth

Hand harvested

Tobacco smoke and toffee dominate the nose and palate

Aged for nine months in century-old oak foudres

and a clear mineral pulse from the high-altitude chalk

Villa Bucci Verdicchio Riserva 2021 PURYEAR cocoa and savory depthAmpelio 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