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Paolo Bea San Valentino Sangiovese Blend 2014
Ratings on Delectable
Matt Lasater 
Always love and appreciate these wines, but the mildew and difficulties of the vintage show through here. Lighter in body and lower alcohol than normal, high acid, very acetic. VA is quite high, even for producer. Microbial, sweaty, combo of brett and off malo ferm. Stewed red fruits, acetate, sweat, feral/animal, yogurt, iodine, hotdog water, leather. Not the best bottling, but I appreciate the honesty of it.
Always love and appreciate these wines, but the mildew and difficulties of the vintage show through here. Lighter in body and lower alcohol than normal, high acid, very acetic. VA is quite high, even for producer. Microbial, sweaty, combo of brett and off malo ferm. Stewed red fruits, acetate, sweat, feral/animal, yogurt, iodine, hotdog water, leather. Not the best bottling, but I appreciate the honesty of it.
8.0
Jay Kline
Pop and pour. Quite a bit of VA on the nose that never fully dissipated but the bottle was consumed too quickly to allow for it. Regardless, it wasn’t overwhelming for our palates and even some relative novices and Bea virgins remarked on how much they loved it. Dark fruits, very tightly coiled at this point with exotic spices. Firm tannins. Super duper young but a winner in a vintage when this was the only red wine that Bea produced. Really ought to have an extended decant. I’m a buyer...hoping to find more.
Pop and pour. Quite a bit of VA on the nose that never fully dissipated but the bottle was consumed too quickly to allow for it. Regardless, it wasn’t overwhelming for our palates and even some relative novices and Bea virgins remarked on how much they loved it. Dark fruits, very tightly coiled at this point with exotic spices. Firm tannins. Super duper young but a winner in a vintage when this was the only red wine that Bea produced. Really ought to have an extended decant. I’m a buyer...hoping to find more.
9.2
Josh Morgenthau
Wild. Day 1: At first, not balanced by any measure but somehow makes up for it in raw feral energy. Pretty hot alcohol aromas for a medium bodied wine, a decent level of va, not quite as much acidity as I’d want. But beautiful bretty leathery aromas, herbal and fruity in such an intoxicating way. Holds so much interest and pleasure. Day 2: What a transformation! It’s like all of the awkward edges have smoothed out and the wine is very in balance and seriously beautiful, even better with a light chill.
Wild. Day 1: At first, not balanced by any measure but somehow makes up for it in raw feral energy. Pretty hot alcohol aromas for a medium bodied wine, a decent level of va, not quite as much acidity as I’d want. But beautiful bretty leathery aromas, herbal and fruity in such an intoxicating way. Holds so much interest and pleasure. Day 2: What a transformation! It’s like all of the awkward edges have smoothed out and the wine is very in balance and seriously beautiful, even better with a light chill.
9.3
Shengli Hu
Sourced from San Valentino vineyard in clay soil. 1300 feet altitude. 70/15/15 Sangiovese/Sagrantino/Montepulciano all from the 50-year-old vineyard. Extensive cuvaison - 30 days’ maceration before racking and malo. 3 years in stainless steel, 4-12 months in bottle. Sanguine, tart red cherry, juicy red berries, tangerine, licorice, italian herbs, iodine, meat. Elevated acid, med tannins. 12.5% abv.
Sourced from San Valentino vineyard in clay soil. 1300 feet altitude. 70/15/15 Sangiovese/Sagrantino/Montepulciano all from the 50-year-old vineyard. Extensive cuvaison - 30 days’ maceration before racking and malo. 3 years in stainless steel, 4-12 months in bottle. Sanguine, tart red cherry, juicy red berries, tangerine, licorice, italian herbs, iodine, meat. Elevated acid, med tannins. 12.5% abv.
9.0
William Paley
Farm soil, licorice, flint, and a little bit of wet lumber on the nose. Cherry pie, herbs, and pez next. Acid wash denouement. Corpuscular - needles etching the edge of a dime.
Farm soil, licorice, flint, and a little bit of wet lumber on the nose. Cherry pie, herbs, and pez next. Acid wash denouement. Corpuscular - needles etching the edge of a dime.
9.6
John Osgood
Rocking good stuff
Rocking good stuff
9.5
Justin Fetridge
Big , lush....beautiful . Not for the faint of heart ....
Big , lush....beautiful . Not for the faint of heart ....
9.2Serena Peters
Vinegar natural wine funk - very savory almost sweaty metallic notes with green tomato a nod to the 75 percent Sangiovese. On the pallet chalky tannins, high acidity with a bit more fruit coming through, and the tomatoes that came through originally taste sweet
Vinegar natural wine funk - very savory almost sweaty metallic notes with green tomato a nod to the 75 percent Sangiovese. On the pallet chalky tannins, high acidity with a bit more fruit coming through, and the tomatoes that came through originally taste sweet
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