Bea/Paolo Umbria Rosso San Valentino 2017

Paolo Bea is one of the founding fathers of natural wine in Italy, and remains arguably the greatest producer in Umbria today. On a tiny vineyard way up in the hills of central Italy, he makes tiny quantities of wines using local, organically-farmed grapes. This blend of Sangiovese, Montepulciano, and Sagrantino comes from a small vineyard of old vines perched 1300 feet above sea level. It’s aged in steel not oak, so while concentrated, it’s still bright.