Paolo Bea, Sagrantino di Montefalco Secco "Vigneto Cerrete", 2019 bis-hidden and the calcareous marl and

and the calcareous marl and clay soils of Gabutti give this Nebbiolo its intensity and depth

and a hint of strawberry—accompanied by subtle floral notes of violet and rose

including younger vines from the grand cru Felseneck

but still firm—plum

Paolo Bea, Sagrantino di Montefalco Secco "Vigneto Cerrete", 2019 bis-hidden and the calcareous marl andMonumental Sagrantino from Montefalco's highest altitude vineyard45 days on skins, nearly 4 years in large Slavonian oak, only 3,933 bottles made. The Bea family has been documented in Montefalco since 1500; Paolo began commercial bottling in 1980 and his sons now continue. A founding member of Vini Veri, the estate refuses even copper sulfate in the vineyards. Unfiltered, unfined, minimal sulfurpure, powerful, built for decades.