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.
Cantina Dionigi's organic Montefalco Rosso DOC undercuts its own Riserva by five euros and its Sagrantino DOCG by half, the estate's straightforward entry red from certified organic vineyards.
Tip: Dionigi's online shop sells in minimum orders of six bottles, so pair this with the estate's Vigna del Brillo Grechetto to fill a mixed case.
Vigna del Brillo is Cantina Dionigi's single-vineyard Montefalco Grechetto DOC, from the same certified organic holdings as the estate's reds, priced level with the winery's Montefalco Rosso.
Tip: The estate's Colle Sorragani Grechetto sits a few euros higher if you want to compare two expressions of the same grape from Dionigi side by side.
Baiocco is Antonelli San Marco's straightforward varietal Sangiovese, priced as the estate's daily-drinking red well under the Montefalco Rosso DOC tier.
Tip: The estate's own Montefalco Rosso DOC and Contrario Umbria Rosso IGT sit one step up if Baiocco's simplicity leaves you wanting more structure.
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.