2020 Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso 'San Valentino', Italy Bachey-Legros finishing with quiet mineral persistence

finishing with quiet mineral persistence

where they ferment spontaneously with indigenous yeasts and no sulfur

Low-vine density and meticulous farming yield tiny production volumes

perfectly ripe plum

2020 Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso 'San Valentino', Italy Bachey-Legros finishing with quiet mineral persistenceThis wine is sourced from the San Valentino vineyard in Montefalco the soil of which is dominated by clay. The vineyard is at 1300 feet altitude. The composition of the Montefalco Rosso is 70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino and 15% Montepulciano, all from a 50 year old vineyard containing the constituent grapes. Harvest usually occurs in the final ten days of October. Bea puts all the dry reds through extensive cuvaison. In this instance, the wine usually