Jay Kline

9.6

Planted entirely to Sagrantino, “Cerrete” is a very special vineyard in Montefalco as it occupies the highest point in the DOC where it’s drier and cooler than Pagliaro. Typically, this is Bea’s most dense, most savage expression of Sagrantino di Montefalco. I can confirm that is the case for this wine.

Poured into a decanter about an hour before service; enjoyed over the course of several hours. The 2010 pours a deep garnet color near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with significant staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing and, true to varietal form, overwhelmingly sanguine. Remarkable notes of demi-glacé, tart black cherry, and black plum, blood, the smell of a flower nursery’s greenhouse, and dry underbrush. On the palate, the wine is bone dry with high tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is impossibly long, iron rich and savory.

An absolutely brutal wine and positively stunning. This is awesome if you have the patience to allow it to open up however this will be better towards the end of this decade and drink well through 2045, easy. Bottle No. 0996/6111. — 7 days ago

Steven Heydemann

9.1

Delicious, but 26 years later it will still strip the enamel off your teeth. — 4 months ago

Nick

8.9

In-laws brought this home from their trip to Sienna. Absolutely fantastic but the finish is short and not as earthy as I hoped. Still top tier. — 23 days ago

Cathy Levy

9.2

Delicious! Drinking so well. — 4 months ago

Jason Sliwa

9.6

Gotta wait for it, but Sagrantino from Paolo Bea can be great. Best sagrantino I’ve had. Magnum. So happy to be able to share it with appreciators. — 4 months ago

with Vicki, Tim and 2 others

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Pale pale lemon yellow color with aromas of stone and tropical fruits and floral notes, fermented in stainless. On the palate flavors of apple, peach and lemon citrus with floral notes and lively acidity. Smooth finish ending with fruit and chalky mineral notes. — 6 months ago

Joe Santiago

9.4

Rich, velvety, smooth, fragrant, balanced...delicious! — a month ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.4

Holy cow. Just brilliant. Nice plumminess to it along with balanced tannins and acidity. Dark red fruit. Complex as day is long. 2008 — 3 months ago

Philip Patston

9.0

Sagrantino and sangiovese very dark and plummy. — 5 months ago

Sagee Aran

9.2

A full body, dark, chewy wine made of Sagrantino grapes. Tannins smoothen after 30 min. Shouts power.... — 5 months ago