2019 Paolo Bea, Pipparello Montefalco Rosso Riserva, Umbria, Italy Nicolas Reau THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

• Hand-harvested and destemmed

90-year-old vines facing southwest on clay-limestone soils planted just behind their house

emphatic nose of saffron

2019 Paolo Bea, Pipparello Montefalco Rosso Riserva, Umbria, Italy Nicolas Reau THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUTThe Pipparello vineyard is a hilltop site in Montefalco at 1300 feet above sea level. The soil is clay and gravel. The vines in the Pipparello vineyard are a minimum of 20 years old. Harvest takes place normally during the middle of October. The ultimate wine is a blend of roughly 60% Sangiovese, 25% Montepulciano and 15% Sagrantino. The cuvaison extends for a period between 40 to 50 days. After the alcoholic fermentation this wine spends a year in