2006 Paolo Bea Umbria San Valentino
Sangiovese Blend (Sangiovese)
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By Antonio Galloni
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The Best of Central and Southern Italy (Jun 2010), (See more on Vinous...)
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(Paolo Bea Sanvalentino) #1; COLOR-dark; NOSE-heavy on the cherry; kind of creamy with vanilla extract (from the oak); red cherries meets plum; it smells sweet (like the middle of a Hostess pie); PALATE-incredibly dry; the tannins are really, really firm and extremely dry; sour cherries exploding on the palate; a leather component on the mid-palate; a little heat on the back-end; well made; interesting; a pickle element; very much an Old World wine and very complex wine; very dry and sour which may not appeal to many, but I like this; quite good for the price point; very complex; this is REAL Italian wine for $27 bones (when most Italian wines of this quality are going for $40-$70 bones; ID-91; GV-90
By Gary Vaynerchuk
Interesting Italian Wine Tasting with a Guest, Episode #867, 5/25/2010, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 90 points
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2006
- TypeRed
- ProducerPaolo Bea
- VarietySangiovese Blend
- Designationn/a
- VineyardSan Valentino
- CountryItaly
- RegionUmbria
- SubRegionn/a
- AppellationUmbria
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- UPC/EAN Code811644010306
4/14/2024 - sommelier Likes this wine: 85 Points
Still drinkable but missing complexity and fruit impressions. Too old
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7/4/2023 - Scotty Pumper wrote:
It’s still there. I had a few bottles and thought they might be gone, but there’s another 12 months. Blackberries and leather. Paired it with some early Black Sabbath.
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1/27/2019 - tazerowe wrote:
I agree with other notes. While this bottle was very nice, I think I preferred past bottles. This was medium bodied with classic aged notes of dried leaves, etc and perhaps came off more tertiary than I would have expected at ~12 years old. What it was missing was the lifting acid that added complexity when younger. A fine drink but I would have preferred it a few years ago.
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11/24/2018 - JWG wrote: 92 Points
Has moved down a bit in my score, though still a lovely drink. Overall nose and palate is less intense compared to 2016 bottle. Nose is floral with undercurrent of blackberries. Palate is earthy, spicy with a bit of umami. Still has some soft tannins at the end. Probably should be drunk.
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2/2/2018 - pbaek wrote:
A great showing, floral with great lift, red plums and spices here. More collected and focused compared to the last bottle. Some animal and earthy marks as well. Lovely wine.
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