Bianco Conestabile 2017

Bianco Conestabile is a blend of Trebbiano and Malvasia grown on the estate's 12 hectares of vines outside the village of Montemelino, near Lake Trasimeno in northern Umbria. The vineyards sit at 250 to 300 meters above sea level on clay soils with a limestone base, and have been farmed without synthetic chemicals since Danilo Marcucci took over winemaking in 2015.

The wine is fermented with native yeasts in open-top 500-liter vessels, then aged in stainless steel. No sulfur is added at any stage, and the wine is not filtered or fined. This is a direct, unmanipulated expression of two central Italian white varieties that have grown on the property for decades.

Trebbiano brings high acidity, lemon and green apple character, and structural backbone. Malvasia contributes aromatic lift, with notes of dried apricot, citrus blossom, and hazelnut. Together they produce a dry, medium-light white with a slightly textured finish and a flinty, mineral quality shaped by the calcareous clay soils.

The Conestabile della Staffa estate classifies this wine as Umbria IGT, the region-wide designation that allows Marcucci to work outside strict DOC rules and focus on minimal-intervention methods. Alcohol is 12.5%. No sulfites added.