Greco di Tufo is one of the few white wines of southern Italy with a DOCG, and it comes from a small cluster of villages in the hills east of Avellino, in Campania. Vesevo bottles it from Greco, a grape the Romans are said to have brought north from Greece, and one that keeps its acidity even in the heat of the south.
- Greco, the only grape allowed in Greco di Tufo DOCG.
- Campania, Irpinia hills east of Avellino.
- 2022, a warm vintage across southern Italy.
- 12.5% alcohol, dry, medium-bodied.
- High acidity, low tannin.
How it is made
The DOCG rules are strict about the grape and the ground: Greco, and nothing else, from the tuff and clay hills around the villages of Tufo, Petruro, Santa Paolina and Montefusco. The wine is made in stainless steel, without oak, so the grape arrives in the glass as it grew.
How it tastes
Yellow peach and citrus zest up front, then a firm line of wet stone and saline minerality that runs through to the finish. A quiet almond note sits underneath. High acidity keeps it lively rather than soft, and the body stays medium, so there is weight without heaviness.
Where it comes from
Irpinia is volcanic and clay country, and the tuff that gives Tufo its name is in the soil under the vines. Greco has grown here for centuries, and the appellation was one of the first in southern Italy to be granted DOCG status, in 2003.
Good to know
Greco di Tufo is one of only a handful of white wines in the south of Italy to hold DOCG, the country's top classification. The grape is also grown on the volcanic island of Ischia, under a different name.
