2020 Paolo Bea Umbria Rosso "San Valentino" and a delicate hint of

and a delicate hint of melon

and you definitely want the juice from the sandy hills of Emilia – not from the plains

The still wine is racked once and not filtered before its secondary fermentation

high plateau above Deidesheim in the wind shadow of the Haardt hills

great cider is a reflection of the underlying terroir of the orchards

2020 Paolo Bea Umbria Rosso "San Valentino" and a delicate hint ofThis wine is sourced from the San Valentino vineyard in Montefalco the soil of which is dominated by clay. The vineyard is at 1300 feet altitude. The composition of the Montefalco Rosso is 70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino and 15% Montepulciano, all from a 50 year old vineyard containing the constituent grapes. Harvest usually occurs in the final ten days of October. Bea puts all the dry reds through extensive cuvaison. In this instance, the wine usually