Paolo Bea - Arboreus Umbria Bianco 2016

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Producer	Paolo Bea
Country	Italy
Region	Umbria
Varietal	Trebbiano
Vintage	2016
Sku	04727
Size	750ml

“Arboreus” is made from a Trebbiano clone known as Trebbiano Spoletino which is trained so that the fruit hangs high above the ground. The vineyards are planted in the low hills between Trevi and Montefalco at an elevation of 650 to 700 feet with a range of parcels facing both to the east and to the southwest. The soil is essentially clay and gravel. Harvest generally occurs during the first two weeks of October. The wine is left in contact with the skins for up to three weeks or more and is then aged in stainless steel tanks for at least two years prior to bottling. Sulfur is never added.

The 2016 Bianco Arboreus is finessed and floral with notes of crystallized ginger, dried flowers and a dusting of sweet spice. It’s silky and round on the palate, coating all that it touches with vivid apricot and hints of young kiwi; a staining of minerality mounts toward the close. This finishes long, lightly structured and with cheek-puckering tension, as a sweet and sour interplay of citrus plays out. The 2016 is simply stunning and amazingly balanced; what’s more, is that it should mature beautifully in collectors’ cellars. Wow. These grapes are farmed using an ancient training method where the vines are “married” with trees and grow up along their trunks. Giampiero Bea farms fifteen small parcels of these old vines throughout the region to create the Arboreus.