2018 Paolo Bea "Lapideus" Umbria Bianco
Giampiero acquired a parcel of 80-year-old Trebbiano Spoletino in the town of Pigge di Trevi several years back. This is the racier, leaner cousin to the Arboreus for those that are familiar. AOC'S GUIDE TO PAOLO BEA: The Pope of Sagrantino, an Italian National TreasureThese are simply some of Italys most thrilling wines and have been for years. They are the true double threat in terms of allocations as they receive tremendous love and adoration from the collector, sommelier, and natural wine communities. They were natural wine before natural wine was even a thing. Despite their low sulfur additions, no new oak, and traditional winemaking, these powerful, tannic, behemoths crafted from the classic varieties of the Central Italian waistline are generously ripe and fleshy at 15.0% ABV. These wines are so big they would make any Napa wine but Harlan Estate pink in the cheeks. From one of the US's greatest importers, Rosenthal Wines, "Beas wines remain singularboisterous, unabashedly