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Bea produces perhaps his most renowned wine from pure Sagrantino grown on the prized hilltop site of Pagliaro, situated at 1300 feet above sea level in Montefalco proper. The intense but well-balanced 2019 Pagliaro spent upwards of a month on its skins, before aging for one year in stainless steel, another two years in large Slavonian oak barrels and, finally, one more year in bottle before release. Bea’s wines at their best offer a panoply of spices so intoxicating, so far-reaching, so evocative, as to nearly defy belief; in this case, a blend of rum-soaked cherries and a cascade of sweet spice, mixing dried violets with cloves, ashen stones and blood orange. While still a baby today, this is elegant and refined, with silken textures and weight, all supported by fresh acidity, as masses of ripe blueberry blend with sage and a salty tinge of minerality. The purity of Sagrantino truly comes through, while the typical wildness is just slightly reined in with fine-grained tannins, lifting the finish for ages. A stellar vintage of Pagliaro geared for the cellar.