Brilliant ruby red colour with garnet tints. The nose is sweet, predominantly fruity, with typical notes of morello cherry and soft spice. Rich and pulpy in the mouth, flavourful and pleasantly harmonious, with silky tannins. The long finish is austere and intensely fruity. A beautiful introduction to traditional Italian grape varieties yet handled and vinified in a modern fashion.

Particularly good with stuffed pasta, grilled dishes, roast pork, game and braised dishes, as well as mature and tangy cheeses.

The Umani Ronchi story is one of ancient vines, land, and people. Seasons waxing and waning. Harvests changing. Wines coming into being. The story began more than half a century ago at Cupramontana, in the heart of Verdicchio Classico country, and has spread further. Today Umani Ronchi is the wine estate owned by the Bianchi-Bernetti family, who since 1959 have been making superb-quality craft wines, coaxing the best out of the Verdicchio and Montepulciano that find their finest expression in Marche and Abruzzo.

San Lorenzo takes its name from the vineyard of the same name in the municipality of Osimo from which it originates. With its outstanding impact in terms of flavour and the enfolding warmth of its rounded tannins, it is a wine which is intended to express all the potential of the combination between its terroir and the Montepulciano varietal. 'Rosso Conero' is the name given to the resulting wine elaborated from the Montepulciano grape, hailing not from Abruzzo as most would think but in this case from the Marche. These characteristics are augmented by the contribution from the oak casks which are kept in a picturesque cave at Osimo where San Lorenzo is aged.

All their vineyards, from the Verdicchio to the Montepulciano, are farmed organically. This was a technical decision rather than an ideological one. Organic farming requires balance in nature and a range of crops, trees and herbs that make up a biodiverse environment.

"Raspberries, red cherries, orange peel and fresh herbs on the nose. Fresh and firm on the palate, with a medium body and a rustic feel. Try from 2025."
90 points. James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (June 2024)