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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

The Marche’s signature white, and one of very few Italian white wines with real capacity to age.

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What to expect in the glass

Dry, medium-bodied white with lemon, green apple, fennel and a distinct bitter-almond finish. High acidity and unusual ageing capacity.

About Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi

Verdicchio is grown in the hills inland from Ancona and is one of Italy’s more serious white varieties: high in acidity, moderately aromatic, with a characteristic bitter-almond finish.

It was for decades sold in an amphora-shaped green bottle that did the wine no favours, and the reputation took a long time to recover.

Good Verdicchio ages remarkably well for an Italian white — ten years is not unusual — developing honey, nuts and a waxy texture.

Verdicchio di Matelica, from a higher inland valley, is a separate and generally more structured appellation.

What the name means

Legal name
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC
Type
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)
Set by
MASAF
Recognised
1968
Regulates
Origin, plus grape varieties, maximum yields, minimum ageing.

The delimited area, permitted varieties and their proportions, maximum yields, minimum alcohol and — for riserva and similar terms — minimum ageing.

Worth knowing

A minimum of 85% Verdicchio. The Riserva version is a separate DOCG, Castelli di Jesi Verdicchio Riserva.

Grapes

Wines from here

white

Verdicchio

One of Italy’s most structured and ageworthy whites, from the Marche — citrus, almond and real texture.

Rules worth knowing

Confirmed in the EU register

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi is registered as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), file number PDO-IT-A0482, protected at EU level since 1973.

Article 107 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013

Specification published: Official Journal C, C/2026/1160, 25.2.2026 · Official Journal

Only the rules that change what to expect in the glass or on the label. WineHQ does not reproduce production specifications, and each entry carries the date it was last checked because appellation rules change.

The designation is confirmed above. WineHQ has not read this appellation’s production specification, so it publishes no yields, ageing minima or permitted-variety lists for it — those come from the document linked above, not from a summary of it.

What to eat, and how to serve it

Derived from this region’s signature styles. Each is listed separately, because a region does not have one serving temperature.

Verdicchio

Serve at 9–12°C (fridge cold).

Try with seafood pasta, clams or fillet steak.

Where to go next

Places worth trying if you like this one — neighbours, rivals, and the obvious step across.

  • Marche — An Adriatic region best known for Verdicchio, one of Italy’s most ageworthy white varieties.

Sources

Sources consulted