Paolo Bea

Pagliaro Secco Montefalco Sagrantino

9.456 ratings
9.210 pro ratings
Montefalco, Perugia, Umbria, Italy
Sagrantino
Top Notes For
Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.3

Yep...

Yep...

Sep 24th, 2017
Jay Kline

Since my buddy brought over the 2015 Pipparello, I thought I would reciprocate by opening a Bea from the cellar and figured the 2009 Pagliaro would be fun. Turns out, I was not misguided. Bottle #3729/9570. The wine pours a deep garnet with a nearly opaque core. Moderate staining of the tears; medium+ viscosity. Quite a bit of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is high intensity, extremely expressive, bursting with dark sweet and tart fruits, blackberry pie, exotic spices, and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high, acid. The 2009 Pagliaro dances on the palate, redolent with dark fruits and a meaty, ferrous, sanguine character that’s utterly beguiling. The finish is long and lovely. This is a drop dead gorgeous wine that’s absolutely hitting its stride and still has a very long and exciting life ahead of it.

Since my buddy brought over the 2015 Pipparello, I thought I would reciprocate by opening a Bea from the cellar and figured the 2009 Pagliaro would be fun. Turns out, I was not misguided. Bottle #3729/9570. The wine pours a deep garnet with a nearly opaque core. Moderate staining of the tears; medium+ viscosity. Quite a bit of fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is high intensity, extremely expressive, bursting with dark sweet and tart fruits, blackberry pie, exotic spices, and dry earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+, bordering on high, acid. The 2009 Pagliaro dances on the palate, redolent with dark fruits and a meaty, ferrous, sanguine character that’s utterly beguiling. The finish is long and lovely. This is a drop dead gorgeous wine that’s absolutely hitting its stride and still has a very long and exciting life ahead of it.

1 person found it helpfulDec 31st, 2021
"Odedi"

A very enjoyable red wine from Italy.

Showing black and red fruits with earth, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, pencil lead, earth, vegetables and peppercorn.

Dry and bold with medium plus acidity and long legs and teeth staining color.

Still showing enough acidity to age for many years.

Very enjoyable by itself or with food.

Needs an hour to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

A very enjoyable red wine from Italy.

Showing black and red fruits with earth, vanilla, oak, licorice, spices, coffee, pencil lead, earth, vegetables and peppercorn.

Dry and bold with medium plus acidity and long legs and teeth staining color.

Still showing enough acidity to age for many years.

Very enjoyable by itself or with food.

Needs an hour to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle.

15% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

1 person found it helpfulApr 2nd, 2019
Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.7

I finally found a 2009 somewhere in Europe that I love 🔥

I finally found a 2009 somewhere in Europe that I love 🔥

1 person found it helpfulFeb 10th, 2019
Richard Young

Wine Specialist Christie's

9.0

Approachable young Sagrantino

Approachable young Sagrantino

Sep 12th, 2016
Juan Munoz-Oca

8-8

Aug 1st, 2016
Charlie Evans

Super intense, mushrooms, bit of tobacco with an incredibly long finish.

Super intense, mushrooms, bit of tobacco with an incredibly long finish.

Apr 14th, 2016
Mark Stephany

2009

Sep 3rd, 2021
Lev Lavrichtchev

Very young in July 2021. 1.5 hour decant - very good

Very young in July 2021. 1.5 hour decant - very good

Jul 22nd, 2019
Antonio Claudio Tarre

Wow, excellent wine from Paolo Bea. 15% alcohol but all hidden behind the wealth of fruit. The wine has a beautiful, complex nose, a velvety mouthfeel, a long finish and no sense of heaviness whatsoever. Drinking superbly at the moment. Outstanding. Ps: we drank this wine alongside a Percarlo 2007, which is no doubt a wine with structure, but it's still a bit heavy... and, in my view, needs time in the bottle. Both wines weren't decanted, which wasn't ideal... But on this occasion il Pagliaro outshone il Percarlo.

Wow, excellent wine from Paolo Bea. 15% alcohol but all hidden behind the wealth of fruit. The wine has a beautiful, complex nose, a velvety mouthfeel, a long finish and no sense of heaviness whatsoever. Drinking superbly at the moment. Outstanding. Ps: we drank this wine alongside a Percarlo 2007, which is no doubt a wine with structure, but it's still a bit heavy... and, in my view, needs time in the bottle. Both wines weren't decanted, which wasn't ideal... But on this occasion il Pagliaro outshone il Percarlo.

Aug 30th, 2018