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Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso San Valentino, 2008

Red Wine from Other Italy, Italy
by Paolo Bea
$79.99
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Uncompromising, hand-made Umbrian red from one of the godfathers of Italian natural wine. Giampiero Bea, co-founder of Vini Veri, makes Montefalco wines the old way: native yeasts, long slow fermentations, years in big neutral casks, and bottling without fining or filtration. San Valentino blends Sangiovese with the region's brooding Sagrantino and some Montepulciano, off clay soils at around 1,300 feet. The 2008 is a mature bottle from a private collection, drinking in its complex tertiary phase. Give it a long decant; Bea's wines reward patience and air.

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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

    Montepulciano , Sagrantino , Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2008

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Braised lamb shoulder, sausage and lentils, wild mushroom risotto, aged pecorino.

Tasting Profile

Mature, structured red: dried red fruit, tobacco, leather, dried herbs. Grippy-but-softening tannins, high acidity, savory persistent finish.

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