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Orvieto DOC

Umbria's iconic hilltop wine city with its dramatic cathedral, Orvieto produces white wine from Grechetto, Procanico, and Trebbiano on volcanic tufa soils. Long oversimplified as a tourist white, a renaissance of small producers is revealing Orvieto's terroir character and age-worthiness.

Year Rating Notes
2024 Volcanic tufa conditions ideal; Grechetto showing unusual freshness and depth.
2023 Benchmark Orvieto vintage; Calcaia botrytis development exceptional.
2022 Good conditions; dry Classico Superiore showing tufa mineral character.
2021 Cool Umbrian year; wines of lean precision and good acidity.
2020 Strong conditions; Barberani selections showing revival quality.
2019 Outstanding vintage; Calcaia one of the decade's finest botrytised wines.