Paolo Bea
Pagliaro Secco Montefalco Sagrantino
Montefalco, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Since my buddy brought over the 2015 Pipparello, I thought I would reciprocate by opening a Bea from the cellar and figured the 2009 Pagliaro would be fun. Turns out, I was not misguided. Bottle #3729/9570. The wine pours a deep garnet with a nearly opaque core. Moderate staining of the tears; medium+ viscosity. Quite a bit of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is high intensity, extremely expressive, bursting with dark sweet and tart fruits, blackberry pie, exotic spices, and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high, acid. The 2009 Pagliaro dances on the palate, redolent with dark fruits and a meaty, ferrous, sanguine character that’s utterly beguiling. The finish is long and lovely. This is a drop dead gorgeous wine that’s absolutely hitting its stride and still has a very long and exciting life ahead of it.
Since my buddy brought over the 2015 Pipparello, I thought I would reciprocate by opening a Bea from the cellar and figured the 2009 Pagliaro would be fun. Turns out, I was not misguided. Bottle #3729/9570. The wine pours a deep garnet with a nearly opaque core. Moderate staining of the tears; medium+ viscosity. Quite a bit of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is high intensity, extremely expressive, bursting with dark sweet and tart fruits, blackberry pie, exotic spices, and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high, acid. The 2009 Pagliaro dances on the palate, redolent with dark fruits and a meaty, ferrous, sanguine character that’s utterly beguiling. The finish is long and lovely. This is a drop dead gorgeous wine that’s absolutely hitting its stride and still has a very long and exciting life ahead of it.
1 person found it helpfulDec 31st, 2021
A very enjoyable red wine from Italy.
Showing black and red fruits with earth, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, pencil lead, earth, vegetables and peppercorn.
Dry and bold with medium plus acidity and long legs and teeth staining color.
Still showing enough acidity to age for many years.
Very enjoyable by itself or with food.
Needs an hour to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle.
15% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
A very enjoyable red wine from Italy.
Showing black and red fruits with earth, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, pencil lead, earth, vegetables and peppercorn.
Dry and bold with medium plus acidity and long legs and teeth staining color.
Still showing enough acidity to age for many years.
Very enjoyable by itself or with food.
Needs an hour to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle.
15% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
I finally found a 2009 somewhere in Europe that I love 🔥
I finally found a 2009 somewhere in Europe that I love 🔥
1 person found it helpfulFeb 10th, 2019
Approachable young Sagrantino
Approachable young Sagrantino
Sep 12th, 2016
Super intense, mushrooms, bit of tobacco with an incredibly long finish.
Super intense, mushrooms, bit of tobacco with an incredibly long finish.
Apr 14th, 2016
Very young in July 2021. 1.5 hour decant - very good
Very young in July 2021. 1.5 hour decant - very good
Jul 22nd, 2019
Wow, excellent wine from Paolo Bea. 15% alcohol but all hidden behind the wealth of fruit. The wine has a beautiful, complex nose, a velvety mouthfeel, a long finish and no sense of heaviness whatsoever. Drinking superbly at the moment. Outstanding. Ps: we drank this wine alongside a Percarlo 2007, which is no doubt a wine with structure, but it's still a bit heavy... and, in my view, needs time in the bottle. Both wines weren't decanted, which wasn't ideal... But on this occasion il Pagliaro outshone il Percarlo.
Wow, excellent wine from Paolo Bea. 15% alcohol but all hidden behind the wealth of fruit. The wine has a beautiful, complex nose, a velvety mouthfeel, a long finish and no sense of heaviness whatsoever. Drinking superbly at the moment. Outstanding. Ps: we drank this wine alongside a Percarlo 2007, which is no doubt a wine with structure, but it's still a bit heavy... and, in my view, needs time in the bottle. Both wines weren't decanted, which wasn't ideal... But on this occasion il Pagliaro outshone il Percarlo.
Aug 30th, 2018