2015 Paolo Bea, Montefalco, Sagrantino Secco Pagliaro 1x750ml

Vinous 93

The 2015 Montefalco Sagrantino Pagliaro is spicy and sweetly scented, opening with a burst of exotic sweet curries, dusty rose, currants and tobacco. Here the energy is dialed up a notch, matching silky textures with mineral-tinged red and black fruits that gain tension through a saturation of primary concentration as fine tannins mount toward the close. A slight twang of bitterness lingers through the lightly structured finale, yet with a burst of inner sweetness that balances it all out beautifully. The 2015 will benefit from further cellaring, yet it s hard to keep my hands off of it already. But, waiting will provide the most reward. [Eric Guido, 01/12/2022]

Anticipated maturity: 2024-2033