2019 Paolo Bea Cerrete Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Italy Elio Perrone The dense fruit

The dense fruit

Etna contrade of MonteLaguardia and Allegracore

The wine then spends about 20 months aging in big neutral wooden casks

November 2 at 6:30pmWHO:Chris Leon

Harvested 100% by hand

2019 Paolo Bea Cerrete Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG, Italy Elio Perrone The dense fruitIt is difficult to believe that Montefalco Sagrantino can get any more profound than Beas beloved Pagliaro, but indeed it can. The family has owned a parcel in Cerrete, the highest altitude vineyard in Montefalco, for some time, but it wasnt until the 2007 vintage that Giampiero deemed the vines old enough to do justice to the crus potential. With its poor, mineral rich soils and its acidity preserving altitude (450 to 500 meters), Cerrete yields a