2023 Felici Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Caros Wines NZ

Perhaps the best Verdicchio of its class, and pure aperitif pleasure. Like many great styles it balances opposites: weighty with gently opulent tree fruit, from a different side it is perfectly clean and fresh, with florals and fine acidity and a chalky mineral streak from elevations in the Marche hills. One of our best whites for the price, this always sells out. Europhiles take heed.