NEW from MONTEFALCO, UMBRIA!

2006 PAOLO BEA “San Valentino” Umbria Rosso $30!
Tremendous wine — incredible price.
If you are FAMILIAR with the legendary Montefalco wines of PAOLO BEA and you just received this on your smart phone, then you’re already on your way over to load up! If you have even a tiny bit of curiosity about Montefalco or Paolo Bea wines, don’t wait too long. The 2006 Paolo Bea “San Valentino” Umbria Rosso at $30 is a great value — the Bea’s line-up generally starts at $50 for the white and goes up from there.

Giampiero Bea, son of Paolo, pursues a natural, non-interventionalist approach to winemaking – a risky venture that yields tremendous rewards when nature is generous. The San Valentino Rosso is Sangiovese and Montepulciano from a 50+-year-old vineyard in which all the grape varieties are planted together. Aromas of cherries, herbal scrub, tobacco and spice jump

from the glass; concentrated dark fruits and very elegant tannins offer great appeal.
The Paolo Bea wines are all about subtlety, grace and elegance; a delightful contrast to the rugged, wildly beautiful land and earthy flavorful foods of Montefalco.

“Wholly unique. Idiosyncratic. The Bea family’s decidedly traditional approach continues to provide the most authentic and unrestrained expressions of the Sagrantino grape variety and that magical hilltop town in Umbria that is Montefalco.”

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