Paolo Bea 2018 'Rosso de Veo' Umbria Rosso IGT

Item Number: 20514

UPC: 0-811644010115

Country: Italy
Region: Umbria
Sub Region: Umbria
Appellation/AVA: Umbria IGP
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2018
Grape(s): 100% Sagrantino
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14
Viticulture: Practicing Organic

Since the 2005 vintage, Bea’s “Rosso de Veo” (“Veo” is the way the family’s name is pronounced in Umbrian dialect) is pure Sagrantino sourced from younger vines around the property and from parcels that don’t quite make Giampiero’s rigorous cut for “Pagliaro,” “Pipparello,” and “Cerrete.” The 2018 vintage presents a classic take on this bottling, with a modest-for-Montefalco 14% alcohol and a 45-day maceration; it shows a signature wildness but without veering into hyper-intensity, and it balances mouth-filling richness and tangy acidity.

Reviews

  • Vinous
    Rating: 93 (7/1/2023)
    The 2018 Rosso de Veo is exotic, mixing crushed stone mineral tones with blackberries and dusty dried flowers. This is cool-toned and racy, sleek and slender, impressing with its vibrancy and saline-tinged wild berry fruits as violet florals cascade toward the close. Grippy Sagrantino tannins linger through the finish, yet the balance here is off the charts, as the 2018 tapers off potent yet still aiming to please. Forty-five days of maceration on the harmonious beauty, which is also finished at a respectable 14% abv. Give this a short stay in the cellar and then reap the rewards.