2005 Paolo Bea Montefalco Rosso Riserva Pipparello

Community Tasting Notes (44) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  2/8/2024 - Nanda wrote: 90 Points

  More earthy and wild than the Tuscan Sangios tonight, though not outright funky. Solidly refined on the palate and perhaps a bit lightweight in the finish. No upside from here.

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  2/8/2024 - acyso wrote: 90 Points

  Sangiovese night (Chicago, IL): Next to the Tuscan wines, this is definitely a bit of an odd man out. Very much thinner on the palate, with some angles from the acidity and tannin, and with a fruit profile that is perhaps closer to trousseau with its tart redness and slightly dilute watermelon-like quality. Not a huge fan of the slightly green, ashy nose either. Interesting to try and certainly not a wine I would refuse to drink, but not particularly to my taste or interest.

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  11/25/2022 - Nanda wrote: 91 Points

  Medium weight with lots of herbal and toasted spice complexity. Fully resolved and ready to go.

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  9/26/2021 - Dury wrote: 91 Points

  No formal notes. I wish I had been more focused on this one to provide more detail. Upon open, the nose was expressive: dark fruits and leather from memory. On the palate, strong tannins and strong acid but very little fruit out of the gate; weak mid palate and short finish. After 30 minutes in the glass the wine started to come together and was peeking at the hour mark. Very tasty.

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  2/8/2021 - BillBell73 Likes this wine:

  This is surprisingly delicate and graceful - the tannins are almost completely gone and while the nose has that Bea feral funk, on the palate this reminds me more of a Pergole Torte as the sangiovese really seems to dominate. Another side of Bea that I haven’t experienced - this is beautiful wine.

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