Monastero Suore Cistercensi Benedic Rosso 2024 (750ml)

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Producer	Monastero Suore Cistercensi
Country	Italy
Region	Lazio
Varietal	Red Italian Blend
Vintage	2024
Sku	55813
Size	750ml

    

Aromas of red licorice, dried leaves, and fresh pipe tobacco introduces a palate with a floral edge and gentle tannins.  The palate shows red licorice, dried flowers, blood orange, and Mediterranean herbs and fresh tobacco leaves.

A lovely, gentle, unadorned wine that is an expression of the monastic life of the people who produce it, from equal proportions of the grape varieties Ciliegiolo and Sangiovese (a clone similar to Montepulciano d’Abruzzo) cultivated in the area around the Monastery. The wine undergoes a 15-day natural fermentation without any forced stabilization.

The Cistercian order of nuns at Monastero Suore Cistercensi, in Lazio, planted their vineyard in 1963, but it wasn’t until the early 2000's that their wines began to attract more attention, largely due to their employment of the noted winemaking consultant, Giampiero Bea, son and successor to the celebrated Paolo Bea. The wines share Bea's rare combination of wildness and elegance. They are unique, fun and playful, while still showing off serious skill as well as the viticultural heritage of southern Italy.