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Paolo Bea, Pagliaro Sagrantino di Montefalco, 2005

Red Wine from Other Italy, Italy
by Paolo Bea
$129.99
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From the Umbrian estate that helped launch Italy's natural wine movement, this is Paolo Bea's Pagliaro, the single vineyard that yields their greatest Sagrantino di Montefalco. Sagrantino is one of Italy's most tannic grapes, and Bea's old-school approach, with long macerations, native yeasts and extended aging, builds wines made to outlast you. The 2005 has had two decades of bottle age to resolve those famously fierce tannins into something complex and harmonious. It's drinking in a mature window now; decant well ahead and give it time in the glass.

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More about Paolo Bea

Montefalco's old-school radical. Paolo comes from a lineage reaching back 500 years; today he practices unrelenting non-interventionism—no additions except sulfur, no fining, no filtering, stainless steel and large Slovenian oak. His Sagrantino di Montalcino (both dry and passito versions) tastes like iron, cinnamon, and the earth of Umbria. A winemaker who won't compromise.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sagrantino

  • Vintage

    2005

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Braised wild boar, roast lamb, grilled game, or aged Umbrian pecorino.

Tasting Profile

Mature, brooding Sagrantino. Dried dark fruit, leather, earth, tobacco and dried herbs, deepened by 20 years in bottle. Full-bodied, with the grape's powerful tannins now mellowed, fresh underlying acidity and a long, savory close.

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