Paolo Bea Santa Chiara Umbria Bianco Malvasia Blend 2020

ITALY : UMBRIA : MONTEFALCOORGANIC : Grechetto, Malvasia, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, GarganegaMED-BODIED, MACERATED PEACH, CANDIED CITRUS, WHITE PEPPER, HONEY, NEUTRAL OAKFive grapes co-planted, co-harvested and co-fermented on the Pagliaro hill in Montefalco — the same cru that gives Bea his flagship Sagrantino, here farmed for the white-grape parcels. A field-blend orange wine from a producer who pre-dates the natural-wine wave by decades.The 2020 saw 27 days on the skins per Vinous, then approximately a year on fine lees in stainless steel, unfined and unfiltered, with no added sulfur in vinification. A five-star vintage in Montefalco, lighter and more aromatic than the broader 2017s and 2019s. Vinous 91 pts.PAIRINGS : Porchetta The wine’s white pepper and fennel pollen echo the rub Korean galbi Sweet-soy-smoke harmonizes with caramelized fruit and skin tannin Mushroom risotto with thyme Direct echo of the wine’s musk and truffle note

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