Contrario sits outside Antonelli San Marco's DOC and DOCG range as a free-blend Umbria Rosso IGT, the estate's option for grapes or vintages that do not fit the Montefalco Rosso template.
Tip: Ask the cellar door which vintage of Contrario is pouring; the blend shifts more from year to year than the estate's DOC-bound wines.
Vignarco Rosso blends Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, fermented on the skins in steel with manual punch-downs before a partial run through oak, Palazzone's entry red below its Orvieto whites' price tier.
Tip: Screw-capped and built for early drinking, this is the bottle to open on a weeknight rather than cellar.
Terre Vineate blends Procanico and Grechetto from small, well-exposed parcels into an Orvieto Classico Superiore under Palazzone's mid-tier pricing, a step above the estate's base Orvieto Classico.
Tip: Palazzone's Campo del Guardiano sits one tier higher if you want the estate's single-vineyard expression of the same two grapes.
Corniolo is Duca della Corgna's Colli del Trasimeno DOC red, deep ruby with mature red fruit, spice, leather and tobacco notes typical of the lake-shore appellation's warmer sites.
Tip: Trasimeno's lake-moderated microclimate softens tannins earlier than inland Umbrian reds, so Corniolo drinks well within a couple of years of release.
Nuricante is Duca della Corgna's varietal Grechetto under the Colli del Trasimeno DOC, one of the estate's lowest-priced current releases and a straightforward introduction to the lake-shore white style.
Tip: Serve well chilled alongside lake fish from Trasimeno itself, the traditional local pairing for the estate's whites.
Cantine Goretti's varietal Grechetto is priced well below the estate's flagship L'Arringatore red, a native-grape entry point into the Colli Perugini DOC from a producer specializing in native Umbrian varieties.
Tip: Goretti's Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay Umbria IGT bottlings sit at a similar price if Grechetto is not in stock.
Cantine Goretti's Montefalco Rosso DOC is the estate's Sangiovese-and-Sagrantino blend from its Montefalco-zone holdings, priced below its own Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG bottling.
Tip: This is the accessible way into Goretti's Montefalco-zone fruit before stepping up to the estate's DOCG Sagrantino.