Antonelli San Marco Grechetto dei Colli Martani 2023
Antonelli San Marco Grechetto dei Colli Martani 2023
Grechetto dei Colli Martani 2023 90VM
Antonelli San Marco
$15.99 on 6+ US Low (code: 6saves2)
$17.99 reg
*Mix & Match OK
90 Points Vinous
The 2023 Grechetto is delicately floral with white flowers, freshly sliced pears and chamomile. This presents soothingly round textures and a perfumed personality, casting ripe orchard fruits and sweet spice across the palate. It tapers off with a gentle tug of grippy tannins and a sour citrus concentration that keeps me looking back to the glass for more. - By Eric Guido on August 2024
I was looking forward to the tasting at Antonelli San Marco after last year’s visit. Following the successful 2019 Montefalco Sagrantino, Filippo Antonelli did a fantastic job with the 2019 Montefalco Sagrantino Chiusa di Pannone and Montefalco Sagrantino Molino dell'Attone. These wines harness the power and intensity of the vintage without becoming overbearing, a challenge some Montefalco producers faced in 2019. Both 2019s are utterly classic and built for the cellar. This estate also excels with Montefalco Rosso and Rosso Riserva, using only a blend of Sangiovese, Sagrantino and some Montepulciano. Antonelli supports changing the Montefalco Rosso DOC regulations to permit only indigenous varieties. I can see why Antonelli San Marco is pushing the envelope: his wines are benchmarks of the region. Frankly, it’s hard to go wrong at this estate. The wines overachieve across the board.
Our tasting Note: On the nose: white fruits, orchard and lime. The nose rises easily from the glass and the palate flavor intensity is generous with a medium body and a great finish. A slight oily texture adds a fun textural component.
Grechetto is the main autochthonous white varietal of Umbria. When blended it is widespread in the Orvieto area, while also in the Colli Martani whose territory is part of Montefalco.
Grape variety
100% Grechetto
Harvest
The grapes are handpicked in the third week of September
Vinification
Soft pressing, cold static clarification; fermentation in stainless steel tanks.
Aging
In stainless steel tanks, on yeasts; then in the bottle.
