Paolo Bea San Valentino IGT 2019 WASHINGTON 80% Malbec

80% Malbec

Consider this the perfect winter white

Purple flavors

nicely focused on the slightly brittle finish

and set the proof to optimize the attributes of that year’s crop

Paolo Bea San Valentino IGT 2019 WASHINGTON 80% MalbecThis wine is sourced from the San Valentino vineyard in Montefalco the soil of which is dominated by clay. The vineyard is at 1300 feet altitude. The composition of the Montefalco Rosso is 70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino and 15% Montepulciano, all from a 50 year old vineyard containing the constituent grapes. Harvest usually occurs in the final ten days of October. Bea puts all the dry reds through extensive cuvaison. In this instance, the wine usually