Appellation: Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva DOCG
GRAPES: Verdicchio 100%
HARVEST: Beginning October
LONGEVITY: 10 years
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6
ALCOHOL: 13,5%
SOIL: Limestone and Clay
PRODUCTION: 7.000 bottles
A single vineyard CRU, from S. Francesco vineyard, from
50 years old vines.
Winemaking method: fermentation on the skins (2 weeks)
Ageing process: In vitrified cement
Ageing on yeasts: 12 months
An additional 6 months in bottles before being released into
the market.
About the name: The term "Il Cantico della Figura" is composed by “Il Cantico”
and “della Figura”. “La Figura” refers to the church in Apiro
dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy, popularly named the Church of
the "Figura", since in Apiro, and indeed not only in Apiro the
small shrines or niches containing a statue or a painting or fresco
of the Virgin Mary or a saint, are named "figure" or using its
diminutive "figurette". The Church of "La Figura" represents for
the citizens of Apiro a center of devotion, which they wish to visit
seeking assistance and protection. The appellative is a tribute to
the icon of our extraordinary homeland.
While "Il Cantico" connects "La Figura" to the S. Francesco
vineyard, being "Il Cantico delle Ceature" ( Canticle of the
Creatures or Praises of Creatures) the most well-known prayer
from Saint Francisco . ..Brother Sun .. Sister Moon