Paolo Bea Montefalco Sagrantino 'Cerrete' 2019

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Paolo Bea Montefalco Sagrantino 'Cerrete' 2019The cooler and drier position of the Cerrete vineyard, located at the highest altitude in Montefalco, take Sagrantino to new heights. Fermentation begins naturally after a 45 day maceration, then the wine spends a year in steel tanks, before resting for 43 months in large oak barrels. The resulting wine is intense in nearly every aspect, with a deep violet color, robust tannins, and power that announces itself from the first aromas through the

singular Taurasi of remarkable presence and depth

The combination of high altitude and pure granite soil (hence the name) yields a taut

it bears no trace of oak vanilla on its beautifully balanced palate

silky texture

The exposure is southeast and the altitude is 350 meters

but suffused with the mysteries of the earth

a further “trie” occurs upon entry to the chai

mouthcoating finish

in the village of Châteaubourg—the southernmost village in the appellation

the latter of which possesses soils of clay-limestone and loess

Aging takes place mostly in older demi-muids and each grape variety undergoes the primary stages of the élevage separately

Comprising 85% Mourvèdre