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The city of Loreto in Marche is the site of the Basilica della Santa Casa, one of the most important Christian pilgrimage sites during the Middle Ages and still among the most visited pilgrimage churches today. The basilica was built around a small house that is said to be the very structure in which the Virgin Mary was born and where Jesus was conceived and raised. According to tradition, the house was flown out of Nazareth in Palestine by angels before that city fell to Muslim forces during the Crusades, and it eventually wound up at the current location in Loreto. As such, untold thousands of the faithful have traveled from far and wide to see and pray at the Santa Casa (Holy House) over the centuries. 

The pilgrims who came to Loreto were some of the world’s first mass tourists, and like the tourists of today, they needed places to stay and to eat. Inns and taverns sprang up around the pilgrimage sites to serve the needs of the visitors. In Loreto, along the main road entering the town from the north, one such inn was owned by Antonio Garofoli in the mid-19th century. In 1871, Garofoli began making wine to quench the pilgrims’ temporal thirst, beginning a long family tradition. Thirty years later, his son Gioacchino founded a full-scale winery operation. The winery expanded commercially after World War II as Casa Vinicola Gioacchino Garofoli with national and European distribution beginning in 1950. 

The winery is now run by the fourth and fifth generations—brothers Carlo and Gianfranco Garofoli and their three children Gianluca, Caterina, and Beatrice. Garofoli today has four family-owned vineyards totaling 128 acres: at the family’s base in Castelfidardo outside Loreto, in the Castelli di Jesi growing area for Verdicchio in Montecarotto, in Paterno in the Rosso Cònero denomination, and the Piancarda vineyard within the Mount Cònero Regional Nature Park. The family also buys grapes from growers who have sold their entire output to Garofoli for many years. There are two production facilities, at Castelfidardo and Montecarotto.

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WINERY LOCATION: Main winery in Castelfidardo (Ancona province), Marche; Verdicchio winery in Serra de’ Conti (Ancona province), Marche
REGION: Cònero DOCG, Rosso Cònero DOC, Rosso Piceno DOC, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC, IGT Marche
VINEYARD LAND: 124 acres (51 ha) owned
FARMING PRACTICES: Sustainable
GRAPE VARIETIES: Verdicchio and Montepulciano; smaller amounts of Sangiovese and Trebbiano Toscano
WINE STYLES: Dry white; dry white frizzante; dry white sparkling; dry red; dry rosato
TOTAL WINE PRODUCTION: 2,000,000 bottles (1,500,000 liters)
YEAR FOUNDED: 1871
OWNER(S): Carlo and Gianfranco Garofoli
WINEMAKER(S): Carlo Garofoli

WINES

GAROFOLI “SERRA DEL CONTE” VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI CLASSICO DOC

Serra del Conte is Garofoli’s entry-level bottling of what is probably the best-known wine of Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC. It is made from 100% Verdicchio grown in the historic part of the denomination. The wine’s name comes from the commune of Serra de’ Conti near the winery, where the vineyards are located.

GAROFOLI “MACRINA” VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC

Macrina was one of the first Verdicchio wines bottled in a Bordeaux-style bottle, signaling a new style of Verdicchio more modern than the wines formerly produced in amphora-shaped bottles. The wine uses slightly late-harvested grapes to give it more body and longevity. The name Macrina comes from Saint Macrina, whose likeness was in a votive shrine near the vineyard where people from the farms used to pray.

GAROFOLI “PODIUM” VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI CLASSICO SUPERIORE DOC

Podium is one of the leading examples of Verdicchio, from the best-known wine area of Marche, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC. It is made from 100% Verdicchio grown in the historic part of the denomination. The vineyard is atop a long flat-topped hill that is reminiscent of a speaker’s stand or podium, giving the wine its name.

SUPÈRA VERDICCHIO DI MATELICA DOC

Supèra is a nod to the future and to expanding possibilities and potential.  Having worked with Verdicchio solely from the Jesi area for generations, Matelica is a new wine and a new territory for the Garofoli family.  Expanding on a partnership with a young and vibrant wine-grower from the high valley of the Esino River valley in the Appenines, Supèra is a "mountain wine" with fresh complexity and an opportunity to experience a new personality of Verdicchio.  

GAROFOLI “KÓMAROS” MONTEPULCIANO ROSATO MARCHE IGT

Rosato (pink) wines are an Italian specialty, and Montepulciano is considered one of the best Italian grape varieties for rosato wines. The Kómaros rosato is made from vines in the same vineyards as Garofoli’s Grosso Agontano Cònero DOCG wine, but these vines are managed specifically for the rosato and are harvested earlier to maximize acidity and fruit. The name Kómaros—which was also the Greek name for Mount Conero—comes from the Greek word for arbutus or madrone trees that are common in this area.

GAROFOLI “FARNIO” ROSSO PICENO DOC

Farnio represents the Rosso Piceno denomination in the Garofoli line. As is typical for these wines, Farnio is a blend of Montepulciano and Sangiovese, with the emphasis on Montepulciano. Gianfranco Garofoli named this wine after a beautiful mountain pass in Monti Sibillini National Park of southern Marche above Rosso Piceno—one of his favorite places to ride his enduro motorbike.

GAROFOLI “MONTE REALE” SANGIOVESE MARCHE IGT

Marche takes both sides in the Sangiovese/Montepulciano rivalry of central Italy, and so does Garofoli. Monte Reale presents the case for Sangiovese, a pure Sangiovese wine sourced from vineyards across the region. The wine’s name comes from one of the main streets in the pilgrimage city of Loreto.

GAROFOLI “PIANCARDA” ROSSO CÒNERO DOC

The Piancarda vineyard is Garofoli’s top source for Montepulciano grapes, located in Marche’s top denominations for Montepulciano-based wines. The Piancarda wine, using 100% Montepulciano from this vineyard, is a classic expression of this grape variety. The name Piancarda comes from Biancarda, which was the historical name of the area, referring the white (bianca) limestone-rich soil.

GAROFOLI “GROSSO AGONTANO” CÒNERO RISERVA DOCG

Grosso Agontano is the top-of-the-line Montepulciano wine from Garofoli. It is made only in the best years, when the harvest in the Piancarda vineyard is considered to be of superior quality, taking the higher classification of Cònero DOCG. The wine’s namesake, the grosso agontano, was one of the most important silver coins of medieval Italy, originally minted by the Maritime Republic of Ancona in the 13th century.

GAROFOLI "LE PICCOLE BOLLICINE" VINO FRIZZANTE

This wine is the evolution of the frizzante wines historically drunk during the summer at the Marche seaside.  Piccole Bollicine means "little bubbles" because Vino Frizzante is a sparkling wine made with less pressure than Charmat method wines, lending it a very approachable, fresh and delicious personality.

GAROFOLI SPUMANTE BRUT METODO CHARMAT VERDICCHIO

The Spumante Brut is the first in the Garofoli line of sparkling wines, in production for more than six decades. It is made with 100% Verdicchio.

LOCATION


WINERY:
Main winery in Castelfidardo (Ancona province), Marche; Verdicchio winery in Serra de’ Conti (Ancona province), Marche

VINEYARD:
Montecarotto (Jesi area), Paterno and Piancarda (Mount Cònero area), and Castelfidardo (near Loreto), all in Ancona province, Marche

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MAY 2024
Garofoli “Macrina” Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC 2022

The sweetly scented 2022 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Macrina presents a pretty bouquet of wildflowers, minty herbs and Asian pear. This soothes with its soft textures and medium-bodied weight as ripe pit fruits swirl across a stream of lively acidity. Crunchy mineral tones linger as the 2022 finishes crisply refreshing and perfumed.

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NOVEMBER 2022
Garofoli “Farnio” Rosso Piceno DOC 2021

The 2021 Rosso Piceno Farnio hardly requires swirling as a blast of seductively ripe blueberries, black raspberries and nuances of sweet sage lift from the glass. It rushes the palate with juicy, textural wild berry fruits that are nicely contrasted by a core of bright acidity. This leaves a staining of ripe dark berries and minerals throughout the mouthwatering finale. The Farnio is an amazing value in its price point. It’s a blend of 60% Montepulciano and 40% Sangiovese.

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MAY 2023
Garofoli “Kómaros” Montepulciano Rosato Marche IGT 2022

The 2022 Rosato Kómaros is airy and spicy, wafting up with a blend of crushed rocks, wild herbs and ginger-tinged berries. This is racy, sleek and full of zesty tension, with vibrant acidity guiding its mineral-tinged orchard fruits effortlessly across the palate. The 2022 cleans up beautifully through the finish, sizzling upon the senses with sour citrus.

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SEPTEMBER 2020
Garofoli “Podium” Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC 2016

The 2016 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Podium from Garofoli is just starting to show a bit of mellowing on the nose, opening to notes of ripe yellow apple, sweet florals, almond paste and stone dust. It soothes with silky textures, ushering in flavors of white peach, laced with salty minerals and a twang of green citrus. There’s so much density, giving way to a savory spiciness that lingers in the mouth along with hints of hazelnut. The 2016 has many years to go before reaching full maturity, but it can be enjoyed now on its potential alone.

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MAY 2024
Garofoli “Grosso Agontano” Cònero Riserva DOCG 2020

The 2020 Conero Riserva Agontano is dark and intense. A cascade of violet flowers and lavender gives way to crushed blackberries complicated by hints of cocoa and camphor. It’s soft and enveloping with polished red and black fruits guided by brisk acidity. Fine tannins slowly mount toward the close. The Agontano leaves chalky mineral tones and a bitter espresso tinge to stick around through the long and structured finale. The 2020 is complex and beautifully balanced, yet also painfully young. Patience will be required.

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MARCH 2023
Supèra Verdicchio di Matelica DOC 2021

Bright, medium deep yellow; aromas of spearmint, almond and elderflowers. Medium-full with very good to excellent concentration. There is very good acidity, notable complexity and a distinct sapidity in the lengthy, flavorful finish. I love the freshness and beautiful varietal purity displayed with this wine. Enjoy over the next 5-7 years.

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OCTOBER 2021
Garofoli “Grosso Agontano” Cònero Riserva DOCG 2018

Dusty violets, roses, incense wild herbs and wet stone lift up to form a perfumed display as the 2018 Conero Riserva Grosso Agontano blossoms in the glass. The Agontano is silky and refined, contrasting ripe red berries and sweet spice with saline-mineral tones and brisk acidity. This leaves the palate with a coating of fine tannins, yet it remains energetic, savory and almost salty in character, with a hint of black licorice that lingers long. The 2018 Agontano will only require minimal cellaring to show well, and, although quite balanced and pretty, it should be enjoyed sooner rather than later.

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SEPTEMBER 2020
Garofoli “Podium” Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC 2011

The color on the 2011 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Podium stands out before anything else, showing a brilliant golden straw laced with green hues. The bouquet follows suit, with an extroverted display of honeyed yellow flowers, tropical citrus, mango and cream. There’s the slight twang of heat toward the close with a hint of hazelnut that lingers long. While I’m craving a bit more energy here, it’s hard to deny the seductive nature of the warm 2011 vintage.