Orvieto
The beautiful medieval city of Orvieto, with its green, hilly presence along the Paglia River, takes its name from Umbria's most famous wine. Built on a plateau of volcanic tuff, which as a natural fortress par excellence was already inhabited in Etruscan times, the town overlooks landscapes with vineyards. His star is powered by volume; Orvieto accounts for 80% of the region's vineyard plantings.
The main wine feature at play is tuff (think Greco di Tufo), a type of porous limestone soil believed to play a large part in Orvieto's fresh mineral character. Equipped with a full-bodied expression of at least 60% Trebbiano and/or Grechetto and 40% Malvasia, Verdelho and/or other local varieties, Orvieto wines can range from sweet to completely dry. There's also the Muffa Nobile style, which is exposed to botrytis for a syrupy, honey-like consistency. In addition, the region is home to a Vendemmia Tardiva (late harvest) style, where the grapes must be picked after October 1st of the vintage year.
80% of Orvieto comes from the 'Classico' area (the heart of the appellation). There are also Orvieto Superiore (like Antinori) and these wines have a bit more body. Often a bit more of the characteristic grechetto than the more common trebbiano is used, which provides more structure and taste.
At Grandcruwijnen, we think it is important that people can find their preferred flavor. That is why we came up with the idea of the sample box. This does not just consist of a number of wines, but of themed wines specially selected by our vinologists. With the sample boxes you can try different wines and find your own taste.
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All of our sample boxes have a number of things in common, mainly that they are all (international) class wines and that they are extra competitively priced. A document with all wine descriptions and a table for making tasting notes is added to each test box. What could be more fun than selecting your favorite wine in this way together with friends and / or family.