Montevetrano is a small estate in the hills behind Salerno, better known for a Bordeaux-style red that put it on the map in the 1990s. The white came later, and it is a different kind of wine: Greco and Fiano, two grapes that have grown in Campania since before the Romans, blended here under the IGT Campania banner rather than a single-village appellation.
- Greco and Fiano, two native Campanian whites.
- IGT Campania, the region's flexible tier.
- 2021, a warm, generous vintage in the south.
- 13.5% abv, medium body.
- Dry, with high acidity and low tannin.
How it is made
Greco brings the weight and the faint bitterness that lingers at the back of the mouth. Fiano brings the perfume and the acidity. Both are late-ripening varieties that hold their acid through a hot southern summer, which is why Campania has built its white reputation on them rather than on anything international.
How it tastes
White peach and citrus zest up front, then almond and a saline, mineral finish that keeps the fruit from sitting flat. The acidity is high and the texture is broad, so it reads full rather than lean. There is a chew to it that white wine rarely has.
Good to know
Greco and Fiano are among the oldest white grapes in Italy, both documented in Campania well before phylloxera and largely untouched by the international replanting that reshaped the rest of the country. The IGT tier exists because the blend crosses zones, not because the grapes are ordinary.
