Cantina Novelli

Grechetto's grape thick skins impart plenty of colour, but also texture, to the wine. The bouquet is certainly accented towards wild herbs (imagine roadside fennel) but there is also a pleasing citrus note, more red grapefruit than lemon, and with a pithy, pear element, synonymous with both the grape's skin and its aromatic impression. Partner with Linguine alle vongole, with plenty of garlic and parsley.

Cantina Novelli is a young winery, founded in 2007 by Stephano Novelli, dedicated to producing modern wines from Umbria’s autochthonous grape varieties. His young and cosmopolitan team manage 56 hectares, producing a wide range, including this Grechetto from the Spoletino clone, increasingly recognised as one of the superior varieties of the region.