Umbria Bianco "Arboreus," Paolo Bea - 2015

Name: Umbria Bianco "Arboreus," Paolo Bea
Brand: Paolo Bea
SKU: 22350
Price: 69.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 22350 750 mL

This brilliant white from the legendary Paolo Bea estate is made from a regional version of Trebbiano called "Spoletino." The wine spends four years on the lees, giving it a golden hue and fleshy complexity. Dry, full-bodied, and with striking minerality, here the vines are trained high off the ground, a technique that was meant to leave room to plant other crops underneath. The wine takes his name from the Italian work for tree, "albero."

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Color

White

Vintage

2015

Country

Italy

Region

Umbria

Sub-Region

Montefalco

Producer

Paolo Bea

Grape Variety

Trebbiano

Production Methods

Organic

Orange Wine (Skin Contact)

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

This burnt orange beauty is the Cadillac of wines made in the skin contact style. The color of the juice when I poured it was the first unexpected surprise the wine bestowed upon the evening. I must admit I bought this bottle for the grape variety - Trebbiano Spoletino. This clone of Trebbiano is native to Umbria and offers more weight & complexity than some of its hardworking and ubiquitous relatives. After crushing the fruit the juice & skins remain in contact for three weeks, providing its amazing hue. To be sure, this wine is complex, but never too abrasive or complicated. Flavors and scents range from all the major categories of Sherry, bitter almond, dried orange peel & under-ripened olives to gentle spices reminiscent of Amaro and soft, cider-like tannins on the finish. Put this high on your "to drink" list!

- BLR

About the Producer

Umbria, Italy References in the archives of Montefalco, the beautiful hill town in Umbria, document the presence of the Bea family in this locality as early as 1500. This tiny estate is the classic Italian fattoria, producing wine, raising farm animals for trade and home consumption and working the land to produce olives, fruits and vegetables. To this day, the Bea family raises and produces...

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Glossary

Umbria

This rugged inland province is famous not only for its wines but also the fine Umbrian truffles that are harvested here each year. Umbrian winemakers have worked tirelessly for the preservation of one of Italy’s least-known noble grapes, Sagrantino. Responsible for the eponymous Sagrantino di Montefalco as well as being a component of Rosso di Montefalco, Sagrantino has the power and structure of the biggest wines in Italy, yet still shows opulent fruit redolent of mixed wild berries. The Rosso...