{"product_id":"paolo-bea-cerrete-2017","title":"Paolo Bea Cerrete 2019","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 1, 1);\"\u003e97 pts Vinous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrinking Window 2028 - 2040\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe 2019 Montefalco Sagrantino Cerrete is a dark beast of a Sagrantino, bursting from the glass with an aromatic display that reminds me more of food than wine. The bouquet mixes cherry sauce, ginger and clove with hints of seared meat and flowery underbrush. It opens with a pleasant inner sweetness and velvety textures, as balsamic spice complicates a dense wave of ripe red and black fruits. Through it all, zesty acidity maintains a fantastic balance as the 2019 leaves black tea-like tannins and a lingering licorice resonance. \u003cem\u003e- By Eric Guido on August 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e100% Sagrantino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eThe 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 persistent finish. Despite all of this intensity, the wine is not heavy, as the terroir provides lift and elegance that enchants the senses.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e• \u003ci\u003eVineyards:\u003c\/i\u003e From the Cerrete vineyard, the highest altitude vineyard in Montefalco\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e• Vertical basket press\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e• \u003ci\u003eFermentation:\u003c\/i\u003e After crushing and destemming, wine ferments spontaneously in stainless-steel tanks. Cuvaision lasts 40-50 days.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e• Élevage: 12-24 months in stainless-steel tanks followed by 24 months in large Slavonian oak botti\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\"It is difficult to believe that Montefalco Sagrantino can get any more profound than Bea’s beloved Pagliaro, but indeed it can. The family has owned a parcel in Cerrete, the highest-altitude vineyard in Montefalco, for some time, but it wasn’t until the 2007 vintage that Giampiero deemed the vines old enough to do justice to the cru’s potential. With its poor, mineral-rich soils and its acidity-preserving altitude, Cerrete yields a wine not more powerful than Pagliaro—in fact, it comes across as lighter on its feet—but with greater nuance, as if the settings on a microscope were dialed up to render even more detail.\" \u003ci\u003e- importer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Umbria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40905315876998,"sku":"haw-bea-cerrrete","price":188.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/BeaCerrete.png?v=1763929243","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/paolo-bea-cerrete-2017","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}