2015 Paolo Bea Montefalco Rosso Riserva Pipparello

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Tim Heaton Likes this wine:

Thursday, July 20, 2023 - Very good, but needs time to really, fully, shine. I first tasted this wine with Giampiero at Vin Veri during the wine's release. Without hesitation, I walked over to the enoteca inside the event and purchased four bottles; if I'd had the ability to transport more, I'd have bought more. But, that can be said of pretty much all of his wines. This was opened for a friend in VT that said he'd not had it before. I knew the conditions for service were less than optimal (e.g. I'd have preferred to have aerated this for 4 hours vs the one hour I actually had, and I've have preferred the service temp to be at closer to 60F vs the 69F it had), but these days it's far less about optimizing all the variables than being in the moment with good friends. At release, this was wide open, med>full-bodied, and clearly very tasty; I knew complexity would come with age. That said, this performance was better on day 2. I'll hold my remaining 3 bottles for another 2-4 years before opening another, as I'm confident it'll be more to my preference. Should hold at a high level for another decade+. The EtOH poked out, at times, but it's not problematic for me as this, with time and a lower service temp, will most likely be hidden. highly recommended

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Comment posted by tward:

7/20/2023 1:56:00 PM - Thanks for the great TN, Tim. More importantly, it's great to see you posting more often. (I only know you through some brief CT TN-Comments exchanges, but I was able to gather you've been recovering from injury. Whatever it is, I hope you're on the mend.)
Comment posted by thesternowl:

7/20/2023 2:52:00 PM - As usual, great notes Tim and thank you for checking in on this one!
Comment posted by Tim Heaton:

7/23/2023 7:56:00 AM - @tward, thanks for the kind words. For the moment, I'm able to post some notes. I'll do my best to persevere in this regard.
Comment posted by Blossom20:

7/23/2023 1:00:00 PM - Thanks Tim, incisive and eloquent as always, enjoy hearing your point of view. My common analysis is “my God that is so good!” Not that helpful to CT’ers. We got to meet Giampiero and Mercedes at the winery last fall, the Pipparello was the fav, sent back a case, and also some Pagliaro and Cerrete. I believe Paolo still lives up the hill from the winery but we did not meet him.