Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso San Valentino, 2008 Matthiasson Fall 2024 The result preserves the deep

The result preserves the deep mineral core while displaying ripe apple

Think of it as Barolo's charming

a gentle hand

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

Traditional semi-carbonic vinification

Paolo Bea, Umbria Rosso San Valentino, 2008 Matthiasson Fall 2024 The result preserves the deepUncompromising, 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