Monastero Suore Cistercensi "Benedic" Lazio Rosso, Italy 2024 lowintervention and aromas of purple flowers

and aromas of purple flowers and herbs round out its delightful complexity

The tannins are soft

“an earthly paradise

a handcrafted brand of Mexican artisanal liquor with a notorious history that includes smuggling and weeklong parties in a clandestine bar in Guatemala

with a long lingering finish

Monastero Suore Cistercensi "Benedic" Lazio Rosso, Italy 2024 lowintervention and aromas of purple flowers45% Sangiovese, 45% Ciliegiolo, 10% Merlot 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 dAbruzzo) cultivated in the area around the Monastery. The wine undergoes a 15 day natural fermentation without any forced stabilization.