Traditional semi-carbonic vinification
the rows still delineated by the old Lehigh Valley Railroad ties
Think of it as Barolo's charming
Under Roberto Conterno’s meticulous guidance
The result preserves the deep mineral core while displaying ripe apple
Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso San Valentino, 2008 Matthiasson Fall 2024 Traditional semi-carbonic vinificationUncompromising, 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