Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso San Valentino, 2008 Matthiasson Fall 2024 a gentle hand

a gentle hand

Bernhard Ott's Fass 4 is a reference point for what Grüner Veltliner can be when treated with rigor and care

this is delightful on its own or mixed with a splash of soda over ice

or cellar for 10–15 years to watch it gain even more depth

Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso San Valentino, 2008 Matthiasson Fall 2024 a gentle handUncompromising, hand made Umbrian red from one of the godfathers of Italian natural wine. Giampiero Bea, co founder of Vini Veri, makes Montefalco wines the old way: native yeasts, long slow fermentations, years in big neutral casks, and bottling without fining or filtration. San Valentino blends Sangiovese with the region's brooding Sagrantino and some Montepulciano, off clay soils at around 1,300 feet. The 2008 is a mature bottle from a private