Estate History: References in the archives of Montefalco, the beautiful hill town in Umbria, document the presence of the Bea family in this locality as early as 1500. This tiny estate is the classic Italian fattoria, producing... Read More
Tasting Notes: This skin-contact 'orange' wine is from old vine Trebbiano Spoletino. It spends 35 days on its skins after pressing, followed by 210 additional days on the gross lees, resulting in a deep amber color, tannic... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Paolo Bea Rosso De Veo is 100% Sagrantino from Bea's youngest vines principally from the “Cerrete” vineyard which graces the highest point in Montefalco, between 1300 and 1500 feet above sea... Read More
Tasting Notes: Giampiero Bea has called the 2015 vintage of Cerrete the 'finest ever made' at the winery. This old vine Sagrantino thrives in hot vintages, showing ripe red fruit notes, alongside savory herbs, sweet pipe... Read More
Tasting Notes: Giampiero Bea has called the 2015 vintage of Cerrete the 'finest ever made' at the winery. This old vine Sagrantino thrives in hot vintages, showing ripe red fruit notes, alongside savory herbs, sweet pipe... Read More
Tasting Notes: Giampiero Bea has called the 2015 vintage of Cerrete the 'finest ever made' at the winery. This old vine Sagrantino thrives in hot vintages, showing ripe red fruit notes, alongside savory herbs, sweet pipe... Read More
Tasting Notes: The fabled local grape of Montefalco is the Sagrantino and the Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1300 feet in altitude, is dedicated in large part to this grape variety. The harvest of Sagrantino normally occurs during... Read More
Tasting Notes: The second of Bea’s two early and highly influential skin-macerated white wines, “Santa Chiara” hails from the fabled Pagliaro cru, and combines roughly equal proportions of five varieties: Garganega,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Paolo Bea Umbria Rosso Cotidie is a new wine in the lineup and unique in every sense. A blend of Sagrantino and Trebbiano Spolentino, a red grape and a white grape, this vibrant, easy-drinking red wine is nimble... Read More
Tasting Notes: San Valentino is a blend of 40% Sagrantino, 40% Sangiovese, and 20% Montepulciano, is the beginning of the journey for Bea lovers. Sourced from a mix of younger vines that don’t make the cut in one of the... Read More
