2021 Paolo Bea Cotidie Umbria Rosso [V93]

Producer: Paolo Bea 
Region: Umbria, Italy
Blend: Sagrantino, Trebbiano
Year: 2021 

Vinous, 93 Points 

"Translucent ruby with an amber hue, the 2021 Rosso Cotidie opens with a vividly fresh bouquet of wild strawberries, cherry pits, sweet sage and lavender. It's lifted and finessed yet potent all the same. Juicy acidity enlivens masses of ripe wild berry fruits. A mineral tinge adds poise, and violet inner florals cascade throughout. There's simply so much going on here, tapering off long and gently tannic, with tart cranberries and hints of exotic spice that echo on. This is a total pleasure to taste. The Rosso Cotidie is an equal parts blend of Sagrantino and Trebbiano Spoletino. This note was taken at room temperature, yet I can't help but think that a slight chill would also serve it well. Beautiful." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Cotidie ("quotidian" in Latin) was conceived as an "everyday" wine for its relatively easygoing and drinkable spirit. The methodology behind it feels outré today but would have been common practice for the ancients to whom its Latin name pays tribute: a co-fermentation of both red and white grapes—in this case, Sagrantino and Trebbiano—grown in close proximity to one another, and yielding a lip-smacking wine that’s hard to pigeonhole. In its vibrant ruby color, it sits in the interzone between a dark rosato and a light red, and it offers the heady spice we all love in Bea’s Sagrantino, albeit on a softer, lighter frame." 

Alcohol: 13.5% 

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