Paolo Bea Sagrantino Secco 'Vigneto Cerrete' 2019 750ml Garnacha Bailly Lapierre has been making

Bailly Lapierre has been making Crémant in an ancient underground quarry near Auxerre since 1972 — the same limestone hollowed out in the 12th century to build Chartres Cathedral

PAIRING: Margherita Pizza

entering at 42% ABV

the two oak types interact — European oak contributes chocolate and dark plum

Paolo Bea Sagrantino Secco 'Vigneto Cerrete' 2019 750ml Garnacha Bailly Lapierre has been makingITALY : UMBRIA : MONTEFALCO SAGRANTINO ORGANIC : Sagrantino FULL BODIED, DARK CHERRY, DRIED HERBS, DARK CHOCOLATE, LICORICE, NEUTRAL OAK Paolo Bea has farmed this land in Montefalco since roughly 1500 today Giampiero and Giuseppe work the vines their father turned to commercial production in 1980, adhering to a standard the family has never seen reason to revise: no pesticides, no additions, no fining or filtration, native yeast only. The Cerrete