Azienda Agricola Paolo Bea Santa Chiara Umbria Bianco 2016
Winemaker/Producer: Paolo Bea with help from his two sons, Giuseppe & Giampiero
Region: Umbria
Grape: Grechetto, Malvasia , Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Garganega (roughly equal parts)
Soil: Gravel & Clay
Viticulture: Organic
Winemaking: Over three weeks of skin maceration. Fermentation in stainless steel with indegenous yeasts. Two rackings in early fermentation stage to remove heavy deposits with a third racking taking place three weeks later. No added sulfur.
Aging: One year in stainless steel on fine lees before bottling.
Tasting Notes: apricot, mandarine, melon husk, matcha, marzipan and gravel (tasted August 2019)
For Fun: In Italian: azienda is a landed property, estate, domestic work, from the Spanish hacienda, from the Latin facienda meaning things to be done from facere, to do.
The term azienda means business and is used to denote a company or firm in Italian. An azienda agricola is a farming business; an azienda vinicola is a winery (a wine business).
The Bea family runs not only a vineyard and winery it is a working farm, raising animals, growing olives, fruit and vegetables