Col di Corte Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Anno Uno 2024 SCCOS soft citrus and a finish

soft citrus and a finish of freshly ground coffee and dark chocolate

The answer is a generous Paso red

by a former restaurateur who plants hybrids because the classic varieties would die in the ground up there

Meyer lemon curd

but *Anecdote* showcases the house’s brilliant touch with Chardonnay

Col di Corte Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Anno Uno 2024 SCCOS soft citrus and a finishAnno Uno means "Year One," and the name is literal: this is made from the very first grapes Col di Corte picks each harvest, off their warmest, earliest ripening slope. Think of it as the opening act of the vintage the estate's fresh, unfussed Verdicchio, farmed biodynamically in the Classico heartland of the Marche. It's fermented on wild yeast in steel with no oak, so nothing gets in the way of the grape's bright fruit and stony cut. Verdicchio's