Tenuta Bellafonte Pomontino Montefalco Rosso 2020
Tenuta Bellafonte’s Montefalco Rosso ‘Pomontino’ - named for the quaint village that overlooks the vineyard - sees a dominant dose of Sangiovese married with a small portion of Monteflaco’s powerhouse red grape staple, Sagrantino. The organically farmed (though not certified) fruit is harvested, with whole clusters (vs. destemmed berries) undergoing the early portion of fermentation, imbuing the juice with a lifted, aromatic punch while helping to dial back the encroachment of brawny tannins. Once fermentation is complete, the wine is transferred to large Slavonian casks for a full year followed by a further 6 months in bottle, helping to soften any rough edges. The cantina’s go-to table wine of sorts, the Pomontino offers a wonderfully elegant and dainty nose of pomegranate, redcurrant, sour cherry, bitter orange citrus and blackberry bush - leaves, fruit, bark, the works! A supple palate of more red cherry and juicy blood orange rolls forth, tempered with a distinctly sanguine, almost ferrous, the Pomontino’s fine grained tannins and effusive acidity providing welcome river banks to the fruit.
Fifteen years ago Peter Heilbron was the go-to managing director of Heineken's Italian subsidiary, guiding the mass-production and distribution of the company’s products throughout the country. After a professional lifetime spent in the corporate sphere, Heilbron began to grow weary of boardroom drudgery, endless business travel, and personnel politics, finding himself yearning for a simpler life. Forgoing the corner office, Heilbron tendered his resignation and along with his wife Sabina, set out for the idyllic countryside of Umbria, purchasing a small plot of vines outside of Montefalco, in the department’s southwest corner. Though his early vintages were spent vinifying his wines in a rented cellar, 2010 saw the completion of Peter’s sleek, ‘eco-winery,’ the highly energy-efficient cantina modeled closely on that of long-time friend and Montalcino iconoclast Gianfranco Soldera. In the vineyards, Heilbron shuns chemical treatments, using seaweed and plant extracts as a kind of vine homeopathy, and in his cellar, he is equally exacting: at harvest, he leads the grape-sorting team, ferments his wines with wild yeasts and ages the wine in large, and predominantly older Slavonian oak casks, with no fining or filtration, and only a dash of sulfur at bottling.
Shipping Policy
Due to the restrictions of many state laws, we only ship wine to those states where direct shipment from a retailer is permitted by law; currently we ship to AK, CA, DC, ID, LA, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OR, VA, WV and WY. This list is subject to change without notice. In addition, each state imposes limitations on the amount of wine any particular resident may receive by direct shipment. To ensure that you are able to order wine for direct shipment from our website, please consult the specific state requirements for your state.
Please note that all orders must be placed by persons who are at least 21 years old, and that age verification will be required upon receipt of your wine. No wine will be delivered to obviously intoxicated persons and any person unable to provide age verification will forfeit their right to receive the shipment until identification is produced. In such circumstances, the order may either be held in storage at a local depot of the shipping company until appropriate identification is produced, or shipped back to the winery. All associated costs will be the responsibility of and be charged to the customer.
Title to, and ownership of, all wine passes from Biondivino to the purchaser in the State of California and the purchaser takes all responsibility for shipping it from California to his/her home state. By arranging for transportation of the wine, Biondivino is providing a service to, and acting on behalf of the purchaser. By utilizing this service from Biondivino, purchaser is representing that he/she is acting in compliance with his/her local and state laws regarding the purchase, transportation and delivery of wine. The purchaser represents that he/she has obtained any required permission, paid any required fees, is working through properly licensed intermediaries where required, is legally entitled to take possession of wine and is legally entitled to take quantities ordered.
You will be charged the applicable sales tax, if any, assessed by your state for any shipment that Biondivino makes; otherwise California sales tax will be assessed on the sale. Shipping and handling costs are not included in the cost and will appear in the shopping cart before you complete your transaction. The carrier and service speed may vary by state and time of year, and Biondivino cannot take responsibility for the condition of any wine shipped by Ground.
Some of our products are sold on a "pre-arrival" or "futures" basis. These products are explicitly indicated as "pre-arrivals" or "futures" on our Website and newsletter. Biondivino will notify you by email when your "pre-arrivals" or "futures" have arrived and are ready to be shipped. You will be given the opportunity to coordinate the proper shipping address and method (we won't automatically ship out pre-arrival wines when they arrive).
Shipping Policy
Due to the restrictions of many state laws, we only ship wine to those states where direct shipment from a retailer is permitted by law; currently we ship to AK, CA, DC, ID, LA, MO, NE, NV, NH, NM, ND, OR, VA, WV and WY. This list is subject to change without notice. In addition, each state imposes limitations on the amount of wine any particular resident may receive by direct shipment. To ensure that you are able to order wine for direct shipment from our website, please consult the specific state requirements for your state.
Please note that all orders must be placed by persons who are at least 21 years old, and that age verification will be required upon receipt of your wine. No wine will be delivered to obviously intoxicated persons and any person unable to provide age verification will forfeit their right to receive the shipment until identification is produced. In such circumstances, the order may either be held in storage at a local depot of the shipping company until appropriate identification is produced, or shipped back to the winery. All associated costs will be the responsibility of and be charged to the customer.
Title to, and ownership of, all wine passes from Biondivino to the purchaser in the State of California and the purchaser takes all responsibility for shipping it from California to his/her home state. By arranging for transportation of the wine, Biondivino is providing a service to, and acting on behalf of the purchaser. By utilizing this service from Biondivino, purchaser is representing that he/she is acting in compliance with his/her local and state laws regarding the purchase, transportation and delivery of wine. The purchaser represents that he/she has obtained any required permission, paid any required fees, is working through properly licensed intermediaries where required, is legally entitled to take possession of wine and is legally entitled to take quantities ordered.
You will be charged the applicable sales tax, if any, assessed by your state for any shipment that Biondivino makes; otherwise California sales tax will be assessed on the sale. Shipping and handling costs are not included in the cost and will appear in the shopping cart before you complete your transaction. The carrier and service speed may vary by state and time of year, and Biondivino cannot take responsibility for the condition of any wine shipped by Ground.
Some of our products are sold on a "pre-arrival" or "futures" basis. These products are explicitly indicated as "pre-arrivals" or "futures" on our Website and newsletter. Biondivino will notify you by email when your "pre-arrivals" or "futures" have arrived and are ready to be shipped. You will be given the opportunity to coordinate the proper shipping address and method (we won't automatically ship out pre-arrival wines when they arrive).