2018 Paolo Bea Sagrantino 'Pagliaro'

From: Umbria, Italy Varietal: Sagrantino This wine. The fabled local grape of Montefalco is the Sagrantino and the Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1,300 feet in altitude, is dedicated in large part to this grape variety. The harvest of Sagrantino normally occurs during the second half of October. The cuvaison extends for forty to fifty days. The wines is then aged for one year in stainless steel, another two years in large Slavonian oak barrels and, finally, spends one more year in bottle (the wine, like all Bea wines, is unfiltered) before release. Annual production from the Pagliaro vineyard is 1,250 to 1,667 cases made. About. The Bea family's roots in Montefalco trace back to the archives of the 16th century, an enduring presence in this picturesque Umbrian hill town. Their estate embodies the classic Italian Fattoria, where wine production coexists harmoniously with the cultivation of olives, fruits, vegetables, and even the raising of farm animals. Paolo Bea, the patriarch, leads