{"title":"Monastero Trappiste Vitorchiano |  Wines by nuns","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonastero Trappiste Vitorchiano is an interesting natural wine estate from the \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/lazio\"\u003eLazio\u003c\/a\u003e region in \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/italy\"\u003eItaly\u003c\/a\u003e, because the wines are made in a monastery of Cistercian Trappiste and the nuns help with the harvest! Giampiero Bea is the winemaker in charge of making the wines which are using old vines on a 5 hectares plot, close to Rome. The nuns also make marmalade and jams.\u003c\/p\u003e The production only has a few different wines, a white and a red: Coenobium and Ruscum.","products":[{"product_id":"monastero-trappiste-vitorchiano-coenobium-ruscum","title":"Monastero Trappiste Vitorchiano - Coenobium Ruscum 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoenobium Ruscum 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/monastero-trappiste-vitorchiano\"\u003eMonastero Trappiste Vitorchiano\u003c\/a\u003e is a natural wine made in Lazio with 45% \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/trebbiano\"\u003eTrebbiano\u003c\/a\u003e, 35% \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/malvasia\"\u003eMalvasia\u003c\/a\u003e and 20% \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/verdicchio\"\u003eVerdicchio\u003c\/a\u003e grapes. This white wine is grown and vinified by nuns in a monastary!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis orange wine will have floral touches, nice aromatics and a slight tannic grip\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Monastero Trappiste Vitorchiano - natural wines made by nuns!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmid Lazio’s volcanic tufa soils, the Cistercian Trappist nuns of Vitorchiano treat winemaking as a form of liturgy. Guided by Giampiero Bea, they hand-tend decades-old vines, ferment with wild yeasts and bottle without frills. The result is “Coenobium,” an amber-tinged, skin-contact white, and “Benedic,” a savoury red—both rustic, quietly oxidative and as honest as the cloister that raises them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantine Sant'Ambroeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28187657961572,"sku":"MORE0270NAT","price":23.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0221\/6407\/8692\/products\/Monache_trappiste_-_coenobium_ruscum.png?v=1570042242"},{"product_id":"monastero-trappiste-vitorchiano-benedic","title":"Monastero Trappiste Vitorchiano - Benedic 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenedic 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e by \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/monastero-trappiste-vitorchiano\"\u003eMonastero Trappiste Vitorchiano\u003c\/a\u003e is a natural red wine made in Lazio with \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/sangiovese\"\u003eSangiovese\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en-it\/collections\/ciliegiolo\"\u003eCiliegiolo\u003c\/a\u003e grapes. The wine is made by Italian nuns, guided by natural winemaker \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGiampiero Bea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes of Benedic 2020 from American wine importer Rosenthal:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The sisters produce a scant amount of red wine: a charming blend of equal parts Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo called “Benedic.” Despite a two-week maceration, “Benedic” is typically a beautifully pale, translucent wine. Registering just 11% alcohol, its color is calm, soft, and almost coppery—one can sense its gentle nature just from looking at it. A pure, honest nose of red licorice, dried leaves, and fresh pipe tobacco introduces an ethereal caress of a palate with almost no detectable tannins. “Benedic” is a pretty, tasty, plain-speaking wine with no makeup and no pretension, and its softly floral edge puts one in the mind of springtime\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout Monastero Trappiste Vitorchiano - natural wines made by nuns!\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmid Lazio’s volcanic tufa soils, the Cistercian Trappist nuns of Vitorchiano treat winemaking as a form of liturgy. Guided by Giampiero Bea, they hand-tend decades-old vines, ferment with wild yeasts and bottle without frills. The result is “Coenobium,” an amber-tinged, skin-contact white, and “Benedic,” a savoury red—both rustic, quietly oxidative and as honest as the cloister that raises them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cantine Sant'Ambroeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28187657994340,"sku":"MORE0271NAT","price":22.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0221\/6407\/8692\/products\/Monastero_Trappiste_-_Benedic._Vendemmia.png?v=1570042241"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0221\/6407\/8692\/collections\/orange-wine-tasting_24becc3c-ec90-4ad7-a8ad-b03d64d4d371.jpg?v=1718865891","url":"https:\/\/morenaturalwine.com\/en-it\/collections\/monastero-trappiste-vitorchiano.oembed","provider":"MORE Natural Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}