From: Umbria, Italy
Varietal: Grechetto di Todi
Tasting Notes: Aromas of pineapple, golden apple, and yellow flowers meld with very delicate sweet spice notes. This wine envelops your palate with freshness and savoriness, supported by minerality and a rich texture.
Pairing: This wine would be a lovely complement to pan-fried or grilled white fish such as trout or halibut, fresh summer squash dishes, and seafood pasta.
Cantina Roccafiore farms 15 hectares (almost 40 acres) of vineyards in the rolling hills of the Umbrian countryside near the town of Todi. The Baccarelli family (father and son) bought the property in 1999, planted the local Grechetto and Sangiovese along with small parcels of Moscato Giallo, Sagrantino, and Montepulciano, and made their first vintage in 2005. Formerly in the energy business, they kept a mind toward sustainability from the beginning, building a renewable facility, using organic fuels for their tractors, and farming organically. Young Luca Baccarelli feels that this form of cultivation makes for soils richer in organic materials, fewer vine diseases, and healthier grapes.
